Governance

Inter-Agency Task Force on Disaster Reduction, third meeting, Geneva, 3-4 May 2001

The purpose of this paper is to briefly examine the main lessons learnt from the IDNDR Scientific and Technical Committee (STC) experience and to formulate proposals for

SEEDS India reports from the international conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in New Delhi: savings through disaster prevention, and investments in disaster risk reduction were at the top of the agenda...

The EC has adopted two Communications related to disasters: a Community approach to reducing the impact of natural and man-made disasters within the EU, and a strategy for supporting disaster risk reduction in developing countries...

The objective of this Communication is to identify measures which could be included in a community strategy for the prevention of natural and man-made disasters, building upon and linking existing measures. Prevention is understood as (i) where possible

A new Inter-American Development Bank $600 million contingent credit facility will be available to help countries in Latin America and the Caribbean better cope with natural disasters...

Preparing coastal communities in Asia for future catastrophes

This World Vision report not only looks at the latest research around climate change but also examines how communities from Bangladesh to Papua New Guinea are being severely impacted by storms

Full report of the South Asia team

This report presents South Asia-wide review of climate change adaptation research, intended to identify present knowledge, gaps on adaptation and application including the practice of research. Unlike the case of China

Full report of the South East Asia team:

This study embraces an understanding of adaptation that builds on the IPCC definition of actions that people take in response to, or in anticipation of, projected or actual changes in climate to adjust to and cope