Documents and publications

Special issue of Policy quaterly, volume 4, number 4, November 2008

This issue of Policy Quarterly focuses exclusively on the global challenge of climate change and, in particular, the problem of international ‘burden sharing’ or ‘effort sharing’ - as it

This set of Proceedings summarize the UK-Southeast Asia Scientists and Practitioners Seminar held at the 3rd Asian Ministerial Conference on disaster risk reduction in the Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 02-03 December, 2008. The seminar

This publication is the edited volume of the UK-South Asia Young Scientists and Practitioners Seminar on Climate Change and Disaster Impact Reduction at Kathmandu, Nepal on 05-06 June, 2008. This event focused on the link between climate change and

The Disaster and Development Centre, Northumbria University together with Kathmandu University organised a seminar on Disaster Risk Reduction Studies in Higher Education: Linking Communities for Livelihood Security. This was held in Dhulikhel, Kavre

The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2007-09 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.

The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2007-09 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.

This report outlines the possible extent of non-structural damage to nine hospitals in Nepal in case of earthquakes. But even more importantly, it also outlines very practical and easy-to-use mitigation measures, many of which the maintenance sections of

Examples of school retrofitting in Peru.