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Displaying 13 of about 13 resultsThe Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) has developed a new streamlined business continuity program for small businesses that may not have the time or resources to create an extensive plan to recover from business interruptions. IBHS is a leading national expert on preparing for, and repairing, rebuilding, and recovering from catas…
This paper addresses the information and evidence on the seasonal vulnerability and risk calendar in Nepal at a national and sub-national level, including: floods, landslides, fires, droughts and diseases. Findings of this rapid review indicates that:
Most people are killed and injured during July-September which is in the monsoon period.
Preparedne…
This document addresses the hazards and associated risks that are prevalent in The Gambia as a result of the limited resources and capacity to prepare and respond to them. It reports on a project undertaken to highlight the hazards and associated risks that The Gambia experience, with the intention to provide important and necessary data for an effectiv…
This guide shows how to approach hazard-related disasters such as cyclones, droughts, earthquakes, epidemics, floods, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and extreme temperatures, among others; presents examples of disasters and touches on topics such as: Agriculture, emergency shelter, sanitation practices, safety, specific risk management policies, etc.
Thi…
This edition analyses the 2009 disaster figures based on the EM-DAT database, with comparisons to previous years, providing an evidence base to the international community on the burden of disease and related health issues due to disasters and conflicts, in order (i) to assist humanitarian action at both national and international levels; (ii) to ration…
This report provides detailed information on the use of satellite-based earth observation methods in various humanitarian settings. It presents a critical review on the current use of earth observation data in the humanitarian sector based on the current scientific and grey literature.
Section four of the report summarises the most common applications o…
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This manual presents a clarification between natural hazards and 'natural disasters' and a discussion on risk and vulnerability, climate change and its impact on 'natural' disasters.
It describes briefly the framework of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA). The MA clearly links ecosystem well-being to human well-being, and presents the…
This report, produced by the Nepal Climate Vulnerability Study Team (NCVST), provides a scenario of climate change, adaptation options and vulnerability in Nepal. It aims to synthesise existing scientific and socio-economic information on the likely impacts of climate change in the Nepal Himalaya and to assess the complex patterns of vulnerability such…
Interannual climate variability patterns associated with the El Niño-Southern Oscillation phenomenon result in climate and environmental anomaly conditions in specific regions worldwide that directly favor outbreaks and/or amplification of variety of diseases of public health concern including chikungunya, hantavirus, Rift Valley fever, cholera, plague,…
This annual report contains detailed information on all the disasters during the year by country. It is intended for policy makers, scientists, researchers and practitioners on disaster management in the South Asia region and outside.
It is structured in three main parts. Part I covers the hydro-meteorological disasters of cyclones, floods, droughts, g…
This book presents a selection of examples and experiences of disaster reduction that responds to the need for identifying good practices and sharing experiences and information, identified by many - including Governments - during the preparatory process for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR). It highlights efforts and practices being und…
A framework in which the Indian government has laid out an action plan for reducing the country's vulnerability to potential hazards that are relevant to India, including: environmental disasters such as earthquake, landslide, flood, drought, cyclone, cold wave, heat wave, chemical disaster, fire, epidemic or pest attack; technological and sectoral disa…
The Earth’s natural ecosystems and physical environment in which communities live are rapidly deteriorating and, in turn, increasing the risk of premature morbidity and mortality of people worldwide. Hydrometeorological hazards are concentrating contaminants from the damaged environment and exposing large populations of vulnerable people to serious heal…