NBC - Nuclear, Biological, Chemical

Following a recent incident involving the Danish cargo ship 'Puma' exposing how little protection Norway has in the event of a radioactive catastrophe, Norwegian authorities called for the development of improved radioactive cargo transport policies...

The city's emergency preparedness manager called for individual responsibility at the opening of a new emergency operations center to make Independence the most disaster-resilient community in the country...

This report reviews the progress made in addressing the vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) through the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy, which includes natural and environmental disasters as one of its themes and means of

The inaugural report of the Insurance Working Group of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative:

This report identifies nine vital global sustainability issues, based on their urgency, scale and the ability of the insurance industry

A day after a chlorine gas leak at the Mumbai Port Trust, a disaster risk reduction specialist raises doubts on whether a city with many chemical and pharmaceutical factories is equipped to handle a chemical accident...

This report summarizes the outcomes of the assessment and desk-review analysis undertaken of achievements in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and the implementation of Hyogo Framework for Action in Kyrgyzstan, which aims to be included in the preparation of

This book focuses on topics that received little attention until now, like economic aspects of disasters and land use planning as a mitigation tool. It looks at risks in a comprehensive way, and considers risks not just as a technical, social, political

Background material in view of COP15:

This document presents the EU’s fight against climate change hand-in-hand with an ambitious energy policy, covering the main environmental issues such as biodiversity loss, deforestation and forest governance