Documents and publications

This publication is a guide to help people with technical solutions to address the vulnerability of their homes and other buildings in the face of identified hazards. It is the result of DWF (Development Workshop France)'s twenty years' experience working

This document reports on a workshop aimed at discussing the challenges and ways to improve the existing disaster response in the light of the upcoming European Parliament’s resolution on the Communication and Commission’s legislative proposals in the

This article's authors analyse the determinants of fatalities in 2,194 large flood events in 108 countries between 1985 and 2008 and use them as new data source to analyse the role of socioeconomic factors in determining fatalities from 'natural'

In Human Geography, 3 (1):

This article addresses the paradigm between the large range of scientific studies, debates in the policy arena together with the growing number of international institutions focused on disaster reduction, and disasters that

Decree of Minister of Emergency Situations on forming the Secretariat of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. The Secretariat shall be formed within the Ministry of Emergencies, with the support of UNDP/Kyrgyzstan, to serve the mechanism for

The main objective of the project is to build on the mechanisms created under the 2008-2010 Joint Project on Enhancing Coordination for Disaster Response in the Kyrgyz Republic to further strengthen cooperation and coordination for disaster preparedness

Armenia is at high risk of natural and technological hazards, owing to high levels of exposure and vulnerability.

There are many issues and concerns in the country, which increase the vulnerability and exposure of the Armenian population to the above

Soweit die Ausführung dieses Gesetzes den Ländern einschließlich der Gemeinden und Gemeinde-verbände obliegt, handeln sie im Auftrag des Bundes. Wenn nichts anderes bestimmt ist, richten sich die Zuständigkeit der Behörden und das Verwaltungsverfahren