Mission
Earthscan joined the Taylor & Francis group in April 2011.
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Global warming is the most severe environmental challenge faced by humanity today and the costs of responding effectively will be high.
The planet is running out of fresh water fast. Yet water is a key commodity for future development. This crucial and timely atlas shows water distribution worldwide, and considers a future where privatization and profit dictate availability.
Environmental and Health Series.
From the Asian tsunami to hurricanes Katrina and Rita to the recent earthquake in Pakistan, disasters both natural and human-induced are leading to spiralling costs in terms of human lives, the destruction of homes, businesses, public buildings an
Volume 2 centres on the analysis and management of risk in society, in international business and multinationals, and globally.
The key to understanding the causes of disasters and mitigating their impacts is the concept of ’vulnerability’. Mapping vulnerability analyses this concept as central to the way we understand disasters and their magnitude and impact.
Financing urban shelter presents the first global assessment of housing finance systems, placing shelter and urban development challenges within the overall context of macro-economic policies.
All governments agreed at the Millennium Summit to halve the number of people who lack access to safe water, mainly in the world’s cities, by 2015. With rapidly growing urban populations the challenge is immense.
Voluntary Commitments
The organization has no registered commitments.
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.
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