Governance

Sir Michael Pitt was asked by Ministers to conduct an independent review of the flooding emergency that took place in June and July 2007. The Government asked that the process should be both thorough and independent; a fair assessment of what happened and

The international community and African governments have agreed to certain commitments and targets to combat the climate change problem in Africa and have taken actions to deliver on those commitments. This paper, prepared for the 10th Meeting of the

The UNISDR secretariat launches this new publication featuring nine National Platform case studies in an effort to inspire and support the birth of new National Platforms, and also to strengthen existing ones. Governments increasingly recognize the need

Entrevista a Haris Sanahuja, Asesor Regional de Políticas, ONU/EIRD-Las Américas: La formulación del proyecto de “Estrategia para la reducción del riesgo de desastres, preparación y respuesta ante emergencias para la Región Asia Pacífico 2009-2015” ha motivado comentarios y aportes de expertos de todo el mundo, especialmente de las economías APEC, quienes ven en ella la oportunidad para promover políticas públicas que beneficien a nuestra región.

This report addresses disasters that are the product of a hazard such as earthquake, flood or wind storm coinciding with a vulnerable situation which might include communities, cities or villages. There are two main components in this definition: hazard

'Although there is no such thing as an earthquake-proof building...proper seismic retrofitting can give buildings a fighting chance against a sizeable earthquake,' said San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom on 7 July, just weeks prior to the 5.4-magnitude Los Angeles area earthquake...

Perspective: Chinese lecturer calls for 'a softer intellectual and systemic approach - such as introducing compulsory flood insurance' in the face of increased risks from modernization and hi-tech...

Pacific island governments initiatives for disaster risk reduction must often compete for resources with other public sectors, such as health and education....