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Governance

The institutional structures and processes that drive decision-making and management of DRR programs at regional, national and local level. This theme also includes institutions, legislations, policies and coordination mechanisms such as regional and national platforms.

UN Member States are exploring a legally binding instrument to better protect people before, during, and after disasters.

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A ripple in development? Long term perspectives on the response to the Indian Ocean tsunami 2004

This report is a follow-up evaluation of linkages between immediate relief, rehabilitation (or reconstruction) and development (LRRD) related to the response to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. The LRRD2 evaluation report covers experiences up to the end of 2008 in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, i.e. from the four years after the disaster. A number of organisations and government agencies have supported this evaluation in various ways, with the aim to provide conclusions and lessons learned that are useful for mitigating the consequences of possible future disasters.

DARA - Spain
Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation
Update
USA: creating a culture of preparedness is the best hope for disaster mitigation

'I believe for every dollar you spend on preparedness you save $9 in response' said Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, former commander of the Joint Task Force Katrina. A US delegation will be present at the Global Platform...

Government Technology
Documents and publications
Adapting to global change: Mediterranean forests

This trilingual book provides an overview of the Mediterranean forest conservation and management challenges posed by climate change. It addresses relevant issues, like forests’ vulnerability to climate change and past climate change responses which may

World Wide Fund For Nature
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation
Documents and publications
Rapport synthèse du séminaire régional de formation sur les outils et les méthodologies pour la prise en compte des risques liés aux changements climatiques dans les politiques de sécurité alimentaire en Afrique de l'Ouest

in French:

Ce document est un rapport de synthèse du séminaire régional organisé, à Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) du 06 au 10 avril 2009, dont l’objectif est une maîtrise des méthodologies et outils d’intégration des changements climatiques dans les

Institut d’Applications et de Vulgarisation en Sciences
Hurricane Gustave, Cuba, photo by Jeffrey Guterman, Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic
Update
Hurricanes: a real challenge for Cuba

Ahora news agency writes on the Cuban effort and investments in risk reduction as a new hurricane season approaches. A Cuban delegation will attend the Global Platform in June...

Ahora.cu
Policies and plans
National policies and plans
Sweden: Climate and energy policy 2009

This document outlines the government of Sweden's approach to climate change and an energy policy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Sweden - government
Policies and plans
Regional policies and plans
Bolivia: Support for the prevention of disasters in the Andean community - PREDECAN - Result 1 systematization of information collection and in the Andean region (2006)

In Spanish:

Este documento tiene como finalidad presentar los resultados del trabajo de recopilación, sistematización y análisis de información relativa a instituciones/organizaciones relevantes, marcos legales y conceptuales, estado de avance en gestión

European Commission
Andean Community General Secretariat
Comité Andino para la Prevención y Atención de Desastres
Bolivia - government
Update
Sustainable floodplain management: declaration changes perspective

The following declaration is based on the presentations and discussions made at the International Conference on Ecohydrological Processes and Sustainable Floodplain Management in May 2008...

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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