Early warning

This case study is designed to use both social and natural science tools to answer a set of basic questions on proactive risk reduction. The primary question is to determine whether and/or in what cases is proactive disaster risk reduction cost effective

This series of attractive illustrated booklets follows a family as they learn about how to cope with disaster risk in a rural earthquake zone. Each brochure covers a single topic: introduction to disasters; organization of a local emergency committee

With support from ProVention, IFRC and OAS developed a set of 6 non-technical manuals aimed at promoting community-based disaster risk reduction activities in the following fields:

1. School Maintenance
2. Disaster Mitigation of Rural Water Supplies

18,000 rural households will be relocated over the next three years to avoid further disasters due to natural hazards said Song Guangqi, director of Sichuan Provincial Land and Resources Department yesterday...

According to the Xinhua News Agency, a local news agency in Myanmar has reported that the Myanmar Meteorology and Hydrology Department will be setting up a regional assessment centre for natural hazards in Yangon...

Institutions for rural development series, no. 8

The in-depth look at the situation in a disaster-prone area of The Philippines of this case study contributes to the understanding of the impact of local institutions in the design and implementation of

The conclusions of the Second International Conference on Early Warning (EWC II), 16-18 October 2003, Bonn, Germany

This documentation collection promotes early warning systems to policymakers and decision makers. It includes selected papers produced for

@local.glob, issue no. 3 – year 2006:

The document assists in facilitating and supporting efforts by governments, local authorities, international organizations, and multilateral financial and trade institutions to invest in reducing disaster risk and to