Iran, Islamic Rep of

This Recommendation Note outlines the proposed programmatic approach by ESCAP, which comprises two phases of intervention and follows the logic of a structured process to build tsunami early warning and preparedness in the North Western Indian Ocean (NWIO

Since 2009, the Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness (TTF) managed by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has been raising awareness on the tsunami risk posed by the Makran Subduction Zone (MSZ) to

The purpose of ECO Regional Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (ECORFDRR) is to reduce the impact of disasters through fostering more efficient planning, creating common information systems and exchanging good practices and programmes for cooperation

This crisis management encyclopedia was developed by the Iranian Red Crescent Society and is written in Farsi. The encyclopedia contains entries relevant to emergency planning and disaster risk management, defining terms such as risk reduction, mitigation

This publication explores the contributions of science and technology in Asia. The first part evaluates the advancement of the science and technology in disaster risk reduction in 11 countries.

The second part of the report features 28 case studies and

This paper reviews earthquake education materials, pre-school activities, school curricula initiatives and related teacher trainings in Iran and discusses their strengths, as well as challenges and effectiveness of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) on

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, December 2015, Volume 6, Issue 4, pp. 415-427, doi:10.1007/s13753-015-0074-1:

This article addresses three large earthquake disasters in Iran: Tabas in 1978, Rudbar in 1990, and Bam in 2003. Lessons and

PLOS Currents Disasters. 2015 December 11; doi:10.1371/currents.dis.976b0ab9c9d9941cbbae3775a6c5fbe6:

This study aims to investigate demographic determinants of disaster preparedness behaviors (DPB), that is measures that can mitigate the adverse