Capacity development

Templates for developing plans for reacting to emergency situations including fire, floods, earthquakes, chemical spills, gas leaks, volcanic eruptions, bomb or arson threats, armed intruders, and missing children.

This research paper represents the first systematic attempt to examine the effects of school-based interventions on children's sel-freported PTSD-related distress and coping ability following a series of volcanic eruptions in a sample of 112 children.

This publication is one of a series produced under the project "Living with risk - sharing knowledge on disaster preparedness in the Himalayan region", implemented by ICIMOD during a 15-month period in 2006 and 2007. The project was funded by the European

This workbook accompanies the 2.5 day training “Understanding and Using the Minimum Standards for Education in Emergencies, Chronic
Crises and Early Reconstruction.” It is designed to enhance knowledge, understanding and application of the Minimum

Institutions for rural development series, no. 5

This case study presents an assessment of livelihood adaptation to climate variability and change in the drought-prone areas of Northwest Bangladesh. The project, implemented under the Comprehensive

The primary objective of the Microinsurance Innovation Facility is to increase the availability of better insurance products for a greater number of low-income households.

Microinsurance is a mechanism aimed at protecting poor people against risk

This book is the latest in a series of volumes addressing natural disasters, and how their impact can be reduced by effective capacity building and prevention strategies.

A fully illustrated, 200-page book, Risk Wise offers perspectives, case studies and

Climate change is upon us and its physical effects have started to unfold. That is the broad scientific consensus expressed in the Fourth Assessment Review of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change. This report takes this finding as its starting