Capacity development

In recent decades, there has been a significant increase in flood disasters in many parts of the world, Mozambique being no exception. It suffered its worst floods in recent history in 2000, and was struck again in 2007. Efficient warning systems are

Smith County is located in east Texas, approximately 100 miles east of Dallas. It is largely rural, with only one metropolitan area, the City of Tyler. The Sheriff of Smith County and the Police Chief of the City of Tyler saw a need for a consolidated

Communities in the Sahel region (Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali) in West Africa are faced with hazards like drought year after year. Those that are chronically poor, in debt and lacking sufficient assets, struggle to cope effectively with these shocks.

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Climate change and its impacts, one of the most serious problems facing sustainable development globally, is of great concern to humanity and is being addressed by several institutions. It is widely acknowledged that climate change is now inevitable, and

This brochure presents EMIs' mission, objectives, milestones and main activities. As an international, not-for-profit, scientific organization, EMI is dedicated to the reduction of disaster risk in megacities and major metropolises. It also serves as a

This handbook, like the workshop it is based upon, held in the City of Seoul, in the Republic of Korea in September 2005, is divided into two main parts.
Part 1 presents a guide to the lecture materials presented in the workshop, which contains

This document reviews the school safety material production of Algeria, Iran, Turkey, India, Costa Rica, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, United States of America, as well as provided by some international initiatives and institutions, including textbooks

This document contains EERI fundamental guidelines to elaborate an earthquake scenario, an instrument widely used to better understand and help plan for the future. A successful scenario tells the story of a defined earthquake and its specific impacts. It