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This document presents a template developed to help the implementation of the Roadmap for Regional Cooperation for Earthquake Risk Management in South Asia. It formulates the procedure to carry out the rapid visual screening of a large number of schools

This toolkit comprises four sets of assessment tools for both existing and new schools as well as hospitals in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It is intended to offer user-friendly tools for the multi

This note provides an overview and understanding of how volunteerism can enhance the capacities of national and local actors in mitigating and coping with natural disasters. It intends to strengthen UNV’s capacity to better support national and local

This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in South Asian countries, and describes their common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, drought, land slide, earthquake and cyclone.
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Maldives, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as storms, cyclone and earthquake.
The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2011-13 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.

A declaration adopted by the Member States of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) on September 27, 2012, on the sidelines of the 67th United Nations General Assembly, calling for urgent action to address the climate change crisis which Small

This publication captures key national experiences in the integration of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the curriculum, identifying good practice, noting issues addressed or still lacking, and reviewing learning outcomes. The study researched DRR

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