The objective of the assessment is to develop a model-based estimate of the direct physical damages to residential buildings (houses) and non-residential buildings caused by the event, and to evaluate the spatial distribution of damages.
After a pair of devastating earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, the number of confirmed deaths continues to rise, surpassing 50,000 as of Feb. 24.
Repeated disasters in recent years have reduced people’s resilience and ability to withstand and recover from shocks. The cascading impacts from these catastrophes have provided a much-needed wake-up call for more disaster resilience systems.
United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters
This sectorial Action Plan aims at proposing measures to protect the national soil from deterioration, limit land degradation and soil erosion, and to combat desertification. It is meant as an implementation of Article 4 of the International Convention to
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.
The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2007-09 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.