Social impacts and social resilience

Mika Shimizu argues in this bulletin that three major specific policy and social resilience lessons need to be learned from the earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear power plant failure that devastated large parts of Northeastern Japan on 11 March

The Southern Africa Development Community Disaster Risk Reduction Unit, GFDRR and UNISDR are conducting a disaster risk reduction stakeholders training workshop from 27-28 August 2011.

David Ropeik, a consultant in risk communication and author of 'How Risky Is It, Really?,' has offered a 'Your Dot' contribution to the New York Times' Dot Earth blog exploring what makes people discount or respond to information on an impending disaster...

This draft document aims to establish, for the whole process of dealing with disasters (before, during and after), what moral obligations the various parties have - local victims and rescuers alike - in the light of existing rules of general international

Un rapport a été publié par l’institut national d’études démographique sur la hausse de la population du monde d’ici 2050. Cette hausse démographique aura un impact sur plusieurs territoires après les catastrophes naturelles subies selon Témoignages...

El objetivo general de este programa es mejorar la capacidad de respuesta de la sociedad ante las amenazas y riesgos generados por el cambio climático por medio de la aplicación de instrumentos de gestión del territorio. Este documento sintetiza las acciones a realizar en el eje de Adaptación y Mitigación al Cambio Climático.

This study examines the economic and social consequences of the 17 August 1999 earthquake, known as the Izmit earthquake, which affected a third of Turkey's total population and caused substantial human and material losses.

'Recognizing that we can do more and do better for the mental health of disaster affected populations, WHO and partners have developed this guide to ensure that standards and best practices are consistently applied in humanitarian settings' - and hopefully aid long-term recovery, too...