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Southasiadisasters.net, issue no. 73, January 2011:

This issue focuses on community-to-community learning as a way for disaster affected communities to share their experiences and to learn effective long-term recovery actions. It contains articles

This publication provides an analytical framework and methodology for assessing environmental and socio-economic changes affecting the livelihoods of rural, natural resource dependent communities living in mountainous environments. It also gives guidance

This technical report presents a regional study conducted to understand the labour migration process in communities affected by water hazards, such as floods, flash floods, droughts and water shortages, in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region. It

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

'The answer to climate woes is to make countries rich and stable,' says Chris Berg, research fellow with the Institute of Public Affairs, adding 'this makes the real climate change question a question about economic development. How can the world's poor get rich quick?' he asks...

The impact of the recent tsunami may have been reduced if Japan had spent more on infrastructure, said Fumihiko Imamura, a professor at Tohoku University's Disaster Control Research Center, in an interview with Reuters yesterday...

Acknowledging that disaster risk reduction cannot be addressed without joint efforts of the Gov of Armenia, international organizations, and the civil society, Dafina Gercheva reiterated the readiness of the UNDP to continue its support and cooperation with Ministry of Emergency Situations and other stakeholders...