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This study finds that 17 million people were newly displaced by sudden-onset disasters worldwide in 2009, and over 42 million people in 2010. To meet this challenge, the study recommends that greater collaboration is required between those working in the

This policy-focused Global Environmental and Human Security Handbook for the Anthropo-cene (GEHSHA) addresses new security threats, challenges, vulnerabilities and risks posed by global environmental change and disasters. The major focus is on coping with

This publication looks at water resources in Mexico which, according to the authors, are threatened by scarcity, pollution and climate change. In two decades water consumption has doubled, producing water stress in dry seasons and semi-arid and arid

This study examines the interlinkages between climate change, disaster risk, and the urban poor, underscoring four key messages: (1) The urban poor are on the front line, particularly vulnerable to climate change and natural hazards. Exposure to risk is

The preparation of this Regional Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2009-11 Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.

The progress report

This document aims to underscore the importance of "good" water-based adaptation for economic sectors that depend upon the availability of water resources. It focuses on the need to consider: (i) the impacts of climate change on water resources and the

ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment 2010, side event summary, New York, 13 July 2010:

This paper builds on the recent earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and China to remind of the increasing disaster risk faced by urban settlements around the world and to call

The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2009-11 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.