Russian Federation

This briefing note calls for a fair and safe deal during the next round of global climate negotiations and calls for Cancun to deliver outcomes that will have tangible benefits and respond to the needs of poor people to adapt to climate impacts –

This paper provides a list of 'policy prescriptions' for eleven of the world's most influential nations to bring to the table of the UN climate negotiations in Cancun, Mexico from 29 November to 10 December, 2010. It reminds the governments and the UN of

Resolution 2010-1:

This resolution commits European and Mediterranean States to continue promoting disaster risk reduction – including prevention, preparedness and efficient response to emergencies - as a political priority at all levels of government

Resolution 2010-2:

This resolution recognises the value of applying best ethical principles in disaster risk reduction, in improving the resilience of societies and in responding efficiently to emergencies.

The resolution was adopted at the 12th

This publication presents grassroots women's initiatives from five different countries (Czech Republic, India, Kenya, Peru and Russia) providing insights into the participation of local communities in decentralized decision making and local governance

This report presents the results of a workshop focusing on the high seismic risk in the northeast Asia region and offering scientists and engineers from various countries the opportunity to discuss regional approaches to improve collaboration in

Environmental Research Letters, no. 4, 2009:

This paper argues that, in order to prevent changes which will be dangerous for Inuit, a new policy discourse on climate change is required for Arctic regions—one that focuses on adaptation. The paper

This book addresses the issues raised by cross-border migration following crisis of economic collapse, food shortage, and natural calamities in Northeast Asian countries (including flooding and droughts in the 1990s in North Korea), and assesses how