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Reports of meetings of experts and equivalent bodies, 225, IOC/GE-GLOSS-XI/3:

This report presents a summary of the topics discussed at the Eleventh Session of the Group of Experts on the Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS-GE). Among other topics

This book charts the approach to disaster risk reduction and poverty alleviation followed by Practical Action in Nepal. It aims to be informative of the relationship between disasters and poverty and makes suggestion on the basis of the project work with

This training package for education sector and disaster management actors guides a 3.5-day program. It includes a training guide with detailed session training notes, simulation session and presentations. The materials cover:
- Disaster Risk Reduction and

Le géologue néo-zélandais Robert Langridge, de l'Institut des sciences géologiques et nucléaires, livre une première analyse du tremblement de terre qui a frappé le pays le 4 septembre, et explique pourquoi l'evenement à provoquer peu de victimes...

This brochure synthesises the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP's Medium-term Strategy for 2010–2013. It focuses on six thematic priorities, including disasters and conflicts, which targets the minimization of threats to human well-being from

This publication highlights some case studies that illustrate successful projects funded by the Community Water Initiative (CWI), which have helped foster water security in local communities while simultaneously helping them mitigate and adapt to climate

Consultation report:

This study initiates a discourse on urban risk reduction, inclusive of disaster and climate resilience, at the local as well as national level. It intends to bring into focus policy directions as well as specific city climate action

The call for increased funding comes as more than 2500 decision makers and leaders from the global water community are meeting in Stockholm from 5-11 September, for World Water Week, where the theme of this year’s conference is 'Responding to Global Changes – Prevention, Wise Use and Abatement'...