Sweden

This map depicts the countries participating in, and location of National Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction, of the ECHO-funded UNISDR media trainings on disaster risk reduction in 2010-2011.

The media have an important role to play in creating

This publication outlines the 12 most important humanitarian lessons from the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) peer reviews, profiles examples of good donor behaviour highlighted in the peer reviews, and sketches out the challenges donors still

A bill through which the Government proposes a new law, the civil protection act, to replace the previous emergency law. The legislation contains provisions on the measures the state and municipalities shall take to prevention disasters. It highlights

This book presents some inspiring Swedish local examples on prevention of floods. It contains chapters with information from different agencies. The book was the result of four seminars held in fall 2010. The seminars were held by the Swedish Civil

This fact sheet addresses the question of how laws can work for communities to prevent disasters. It describes the community-level action and the way to improve how country laws deal with disaster risk reduction (DRR), presenting some of the best

This report addresses biosphere reserves and their ability to take up important challenges, such as loss of biodiversity, climate change, tourism and natural disaster prevention. It contains 28 case studies drawn from an international survey and good

Report for the period 2009-2011:

The main objective of this report is to identify key trends in terms of progress made and challenges faced, at both national and regional levels, through the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) in

This report addresses a recognised need for a more detailed assessment of the impacts of environmental and social change in the Arctic coastal zone. It introduces an alternative perspective, highlighting the need for integrated approaches to environmental