Governance

This report presents a comprehensive action plan designed to minimize the loss of life and destruction brought on by increasing numbers of water-related disasters worldwide (such as floods, droughts, tidal waves, storm surges, etc.) and also to minimize

This report presents the summary of the Forum 2008, an international conference which focused exclusively on the human impact of climate change and on boosting assistance to worst affected poor and vulnerable populations. It deals with the climate

This guidebook aims to develop and strengthen the skills and knowledge of stakeholders in designing and implementing advocacy strategies to integrate Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) into policy-making, planning and programming of local

This brochure describes UNESCO's Strategy for Action on Climate Change as an integrated multidisciplinary programme offering Member States capacity building and technical advice to design and implement evidence-based policies and projects at the local

'A person living in our region is four times more likely to be affected by natural disasters than someone living in Africa and 25 times more likely then someone living in Europe or North America' said Dr. Noeleen Heyzer...

UNISDR Africa educational series, vol. 2, issue 4

This booklet seeks to raise awareness among decision makers and community leaders in Africa on the importance of good governance in disaster risk reduction.

An opinion piece suggesting the need for Vietnam to integrate measures on natural hazard mitigation into the national programme on climate change...

WFP/EB.1/2007/5-B:

This update paper concurs that prevention is an essential part of disaster preparedness and mitigation that would need to be developed in a policy paper. It stresses that partnerships are a current and essential feature of the World