Documents and publications

This document examines the lessons learned from the Indian Ocean tsunami and looks at how the world can be better prepared and take wiser decisions when homes, livelihoods, and communities must be restored or replaced. It documents what went wrong for

This report highlights the ways UNICEF is working to foster children's resilience in the face of tragedy, and their capacity to hope for – and build – a better future at the individual, community and institutional levels. The first chapter especially

This document is the second and last mid-term progress report of the Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Research Center (EDM) research projects aimed to improve the medical system against disasters and to develop the overall information system to achieve the

This document assesses whether existing federally supported programs aimed at reducing the United States' vulnerability to earthquakes are an adequate response to the earthquake hazard. It considers the effectiveness of the National Earthquake Hazards

This edition looks at the state of disaster preparedness in Asia, the economics of risk mitigation and the politics of disaster relief, and proactive strategies and innovative solutions. It puts the spotlight on Bangladesh, long a victim of recurring

This report assesses the activities and costs that would be required for the nation to achieve earthquake resilience in 20 years. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the lead NEHRP agency, commissioned the National Research Council

This document provides some in-country examples (Uganda, Vietnam, Botswana, Namibia, Angola and Denmark) of DHI's ongoing work developing climate change adaptation strategies that are also linked and integrated with strategies for disaster risk management

This document aims to underscore the importance of "good" water-based adaptation for economic sectors that depend upon the availability of water resources. It focuses on the need to consider: (i) the impacts of climate change on water resources and the