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This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in United Kingdom, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood.

This report provides an overview of UK’s involvement in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction and discusses related projects.

This report is primarily focused on government, and changes to the way government plans and prepares for international humanitarian emergencies and disasters, including better use of science and knowledge. It discusses how global risk assessments can be

This report by the UK Natural Hazard Working Group advises on the mechanisms that could and should be established for the detection and early warning of global physical natural hazards. It presents Group’s endorsement of the view expressed at the Kobe

This report summarises the discussions on the heatwave plan for England during the annual seminar. This was the sixth annual heatwave seminar organised by the Health Protection Agency and Department of Health. The aim of the seminar, as in other years was

This bill responds to recent pressure to introduce legislation to address the threat of flooding and water scarcity, both of which are predicted to increase with climate change. Key areas of the bill: (i) requires the Environment Agency to create a

This is an act to provide for a national code of local government conduct and to make provisions about certain existing grants and about financial assistance to and planning by local authorities in respect of emergencies. Specific disaster risk reduction