Governance

This plan, endorsed by nearly 60 governments and the European Commission on the 16th of February 2005, is designed to qualitatively improve our understanding of the Earth system, markedly enhancing global policy and decision making abilities to promote

Bangalore based architect and journalist, Apurva Bose explains how effective construction practices help in disaster management and mitigation in India...

'There is an increasing trend of social economic losses in 'natural' disasters due to the rising number of natural hazard incidents together with the increasingly vulnerable population in Indonesia' expresses Jonatan Lassa...

This special issue of Regional Development Dialogue (RDD), devoted to "Earthquake Safety of Schoolchildren" (Vol. 28, No. 2, Autumn 2007) addresses the question of safe schools. The volume, edited by Dr. Ilan Kelman from Risk Reduction Education for

The Malawi Government and some aid agencies such as GOAL are focusing on programmes to build resilience to shocks like food insecurity, droughts, floods and HIV/AIDS...

National report on drought risk reduction policies and programmes

This report outlines the findings and intervention options for Drough Risk Reduction, based on the review and programmes implemented in the country by the government, development partners

National report on drought risk reduction policies and programmes

This study has entailed review and analysis of existing national level Disaster Risk Reduction policies and programmes in Kenya. The key outputs are the specific analysis on policies and

UNECE Annual Report 2008

This article talks about the issues of energy security risks and risk mitigation strategies among UNECE member States and discusses their causes and appropriate policy responses.