Documents and publications

This action plan is intended to help make Myanmar disaster resilient and has been prepared through a consultative and partnership approach. It has identified projects which need to be implemented to meet the Hyogo Framework for Action 2015 and HFA and the

This independent review considers how the UK should best respond to humanitarian emergencies overseas, and the role the country should play in the international humanitarian system. It presents new ways to improve the quality of the

Summary by the IPY Joint Committee:

This summary volume is an attempt to capture the context, motivations, initiation, planning, implementation and the outcomes of the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007–2008, as well as the lessons derived from this

Sigma 1/2011:

This study reports on the worldwide economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2010 and the cost to the global insurance industry. This edition contains a special chapter on earthquakes, which reveals that the

This publication is the comprehensive, twice-yearly review of the region’s economies prepared by the East Asia and Pacific region of the World Bank. It addresses the risks of climate change and 'natural' disasters and urges for the adoption and

Strengthening climate resilience discussion paper 4

This case study looks across the the Flood Mitigation and Management Programme (FMMP) of the Mekong River Commission which provides a regional disaster risk management (DRM) programme through which to

This second newsletter reports on the general results and improvements achieved during the first two years of the MIA VITA project, which addresses the multidisciplinary aspects of volcanic threat assessment and management in the International Cooperation

This report investigates some aspects related to economics of the Sundarbans Reserve Forests (SRF), a world heritage that derives economic value from extracted goods, serves as coastal protection from cyclones, tidal surges and other 'natural' disasters