Documents and publications

This report provides an overview of progress in the implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR). It also considers trends in disasters and disaster risks, and coordination and guidance through the International Strategy for

Enhancing resilience and accelerating achievements of MDGs and HFA implementation in Asia and the Pacific region by 2015:

This brochure clearly shows how disaster can set back each of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and how disaster risk

Asian disaster management news, May-August 2010, vol.16, no.2:

This new issue focuses on the implementation of the 'Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015' (HFA) in Asia and the Pacific through its five specific Priorities for Action. The issue has two

This case study reports on a two-day meeting gathering Chinese government departments including agriculture, health, climate change, disaster management and meteorological office with Chinese Red Cross counterparts, where participants acquired a better

This document presents an overview of a methodology providing a framework for analysing vulnerability and capacity to adapt to climate change at the community level. It prioritises local knowledge on climate risks and adaptation strategies in the data

This document looks at the numbers that make GEF the world's leading public financial fund investing in the joint management, care, and restoration of our planet. It assesses the positive impact of the GEF financial mechanism for key international

This document assesses the reasons why Haiti is considered as a fragile state and how the 2010 earthquake further weakened the Haitian institutions, increasing risks of social unrest. It addresses Haiti's vulnerability to natural hazards such as tropical

Abridged final report with resolutions and recommendations:

This document highlights some of WMO’s key accomplishments related to (i) climate services and to (ii) high impact weather forecasting, service delivery and disaster risk reduction (DRR). As