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Explore a comprehensive collection of publications, reports, and documents that focus on disaster risk and resilience.

These resources offer insights, best practices, and research aimed at mitigating the impact of disasters. Whether you're seeking the latest research, policy recommendations, or case studies, this library supports knowledge sharing and informed decision-making in building safer, more resilient communities.

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This toolkit aims to support the climate change advocacy actions of ACT members, forums and partners at the national level. The toolkit guides faith-based organisations (FBOs) to develop successful approaches for meaningful climate advocacy to stay at 1.5

ACT Alliance
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This report provides damage and casualty estimates to buildings, people, and key infrastructure sectors resulting from a major earthquake in the Portland metropolitan region by using updated local geologic information and recent advances in loss

Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
State of Oregon, the
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This publication aims to contribute to relevant knowledge for achieving Sustainable Development Goal Target 6.5, which recognizes that coordination among countries in the development of transboundary basins can yield greater benefits than would be

World Bank, the
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This report aims to bridge persisting knowledge gaps and foster a better understanding of how the agriculture sector is affected by disasters.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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High level panel on water outcome document, 14 March 2018

This report is the outcome document of the High Level Panel on Water (HLPW), which was convened by the United Nations and World Bank Group to provide leadership in tackling one of the world’s most

World Bank, the
United Nations - Headquarters
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This guidance was produced by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (the Committee). Pursuant to article 21 (1) of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (the Convention), the present

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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This report is based on information collected via a template on mitigation measures for water bodies impacted by flood defence structures, which was completed by 18 European countries. One of the core activities for the CIS WG ECOSTAT between 2013 and

European Commission Joint Research Centre
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African Risk Capacity (ARC) is a pioneering initiative seeking to build resilience to climate risks across Africa by combining sovereign risk insurance with strengthening of disaster risk management (DRM) systems and frameworks.

This brief summarises

Oxford Policy Management
African Risk Capacity