Documents and publications

This document provides guidance for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in Barbados to develop a basic Business Continuity Plan, eventually aligning with the highest international standards. It includes 5 sectoral templates.

It contains advice on how to organize preparedness days, community events to prepare for the risk of forest fires, with a special emphasis on dialogue between residents of these risk areas, public authorities and emergency services.

This study proposes a flexible framework to assess the economic value of weather forecasts, with penalty functions that explicitly account for compounding losses as well as declining user trust in cases of repeated false alarms.

This report examines the experiences of persons with disabilities in Tonga during disasters and emergencies, focusing on emergency preparedness, access to early warning information, evacuation, food security, social protection, & use of cash assistance.

This study explores the extent to which a unique subset of communities in the United States has been able to engage in planning that aligns with these dual imperatives.

This study offers insights into warning dissemination (including sources and channels of communication) and evacuation during recent (in 2019 and 2023) glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF) events in Lunana, Bhutan.

This white paper examines 18 common myths related to the design, deployment and operation of public warning systems, covering technical, operational, financial and public perception challenges.

The following six infographics project highlight key messages about heatwaves in cities, including the impacts of heatwaves and vulnerability to heat, as well as steps cities can take to understand and mitigate heat risks.