Civil society/NGOs

John Holmes, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, spoke to the Xinhua News Agency about the importance of civilians' needs to further humanitarian efforts worldwide to reduce disaster risk...

Report of the Transatlantic Taskforce on Development:

This report examines development cooperation on a transatlantic basis with government, private sector and NGO input and intends to help provide a roadmap for transatlantic partners in development. Its

This report asks what can realistically be done to help those affected by the vast and seemingly overwhelming forces of climate change, population growth, displacement, and vulnerability. It demonstrates that the necessary skills, knowledge, and financial

Highlights many disaster response and recovery areas of significant and specific concern to the diverse disabilities communities in California. It documents the experiences of people with disabilities and individuals with access and functional needs. The

This document recognises that preventing disasters depends in part upon our ability to build just and equitable social, economic and political structures and processes, and affirms the moral duty of all people (particularly the non-poor) to accept and

This book, consisting of two parts, the theory of Total Disaster Risk Management (TDRM) and good practices for disaster risk management, was compiled for the purpose of promoting TDRM as a comprehensive approach to disaster risk reduction worldwide.

Oxfam briefing paper no. 108:

This document addresses humanitarian response and its link to climate change adaptation by bolstering poor people’s livelihoods through social protection and disaster risk reduction approaches.

This paper discusses the role of resource rights in pre-disaster resilience and post-disaster reconstruction.