Governance

The first meeting of the IAP in 2009 will focus on preparations for the Second Session of the Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction, which will be held in Geneva Switzerland in June 2009.

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

In Spanish:

Conocer la situación actual de los países de la Subregión Andina sobre la prevención y respuesta a emergencias causadas por productos químicos peligrosos y materiales radiactivos, este documento planes y programas orientados a mejorar estos

In Spanish:

Teniendo en cuenta lo anteriormente expuesto y en el marco de las acciones que en la Subregión Andina se emprenden para hacer frente a la problemática del manejo de productos químicos peligrosos y material radiactivo, este documento promueven

UN Assistant Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction tells AlertNet, 'I think one has to use these opportunities...to actually look at questions like do you have to move people out of the buildings and what are the alternatives...'

The subject of disaster reduction was specifically addressed and is discussed in a dedicated chapter of this report from the twelfth Ordinary Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN). The session was convened 7-12 June 2008

This paper presents Care policy position on adaptation.

Climate change presents a profound threat to CARE’s vision of a world where poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security. The world’s poorest people are the most vulnerable to

The Bangladesh corporate plan has been developed to serve as a key management tool to guide the efforts of Ministry of food and disaster management. The plan provides direction on the Ministry's priorities for 2005-2009 and defines the allocation of