Documents and publications

This document presents the proceedings of the special session which had two main themes in the context of the ICCROM/World Heritage Centre partnership, to promote the integration of the traditional knowledge systems into risk management strategies.

The Hazard Mitigation Policy (HMP) has been designed to reinforce the institutional and popular hazards mitigation. The Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan (NHMP) details the HMP orientations with more specific measures.

This report is a compilation of case studies and grapples with the crucial question of merging disaster management education into the broader agenda of education for sustainable development.

This report assesses damages on various aspects such as socio-economic impacts, agriculture, caused by 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines. This report also includes the response, recovery and reconstruction plans.

This report is a comprehensive verification of the efforts made for reconstruction from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake over the last decade in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, and provides recommendations for similar future shocks.

This report provides a preliminary assessment of damage incurred, with a special focus on reconstruction needs. It provides donors with an initial assessment of possible intervention needs within six months to a year following the floods.

This report gives a preliminary estimate of the damage and needs resulting from the widespread destruction caused by the 2004 tsunami, evaluating the social, environmental, and economic impacts of the disaster and summarizing damage and needs by sector.

This report provides details of the physical damage and human suffering caused by the 2004 tsunami, the recovery strategy, and financing needs.