This theme addresses the capacity of the private sector to understand and anticipate, mitigate and manage situations arising from natural and man-made hazards, as well as contribute to building the capacity and resilience of communities to disasters.
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This book acknowledges the importance of collaboration between the private and public sectors to improve the ability of a community to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. Despite previous examples of the private and public sectors working
The strategy aims at outlining a vision, strategic priorities and core areas of implementation for disaster risk reduction in the Arab region, as well as to enhancing institutional and coordination mechanisms, and monitoring arrangements to support the
This paper describes the NOAA climate service as a comprehensive and integrated office responsible for NOAA’s climate science, data, information and services. It aims to provide individuals, local and national governments and the private sector with
Chris Smith, the head of the UK's Environment Agency has warned the country's businesses that they are poorly prepared for the impacts of climate change and has advised them to draw up plans for adaptation or face severe turmoil in the decades ahead, reports The Guardian...
This publication features a selection of case studies where governments act as buyers of innovative insurance or reinsurance products to protect themselves against the financial impact of natural catastrophes, on the basis of a set of key questions: (i)
Joseph Deiss, President of the General Assembly said DRR was crucial for protecting progress made towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and for achieving sustainable development, at the GA Thematic Debate on DRR on 9 February. Throughout the day, he and other participants called for the enhancement of data collection and the scaling-up of investments in education, better urban planning, the sharing of information and technology, and the raising of awareness, especially to ensure that specific disasters and the needs of victims, remained high on the international agenda long after they had dropped from the news headlines.
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This report outlines the damage and loss estimates, social and economic impacts, and proposed strategies for resilient recovery and reconstruction planning in the aftermath of the 2011 Thailand Floods.
One of the most vulnerable communities when it comes to disaster, Camarines Sur has been carrying out training to set off an effective implementation of disaster preparedness plan to reduce, if not totally eradicate, casualties during disasters, reports PIA...
