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Displaying 15 of about 16 resultsThis report's purpose is to provide an overview of the hazard risks facing the nation, identify the common links between technological and natural hazard risk reduction, review the U.S. Government’s current efforts to increase the nation’s disaster resiliency through research and implementation of new tools and technologies, and identify issues and oppo…
Risk Wise Epidemics brings together voices from all sectors of civil society, urging all nations to take the necessary measures to prepare for present and future infectious health threats.
This fully illustrated volume is the latest title in the Risk Wise series of development publications. Published in May 2009 to coincide with the 62nd WHO World Heal…
This report shows how glacial retreat, natural disasters, disease, forest fires, and erratic weather patterns could devastate a country which has done little to cause the climate crisis. It also shows how Bolivian communities are fighting to adapt to a changing climate despite a lack of international support.
A simple guide for young people about how to prevent and avoid malaria.
WHO previously published pandemic preparedness guidance in 1999 and a revision of that guidance in 2005. Since 2005, there have been advances in many areas of preparedness and response planning. In light of these developments, WHO decided to update its guidance to enable countries to be better prepared for the next pandemic. For example, stockpiles of a…
This Strategic Framework focuses on Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) at the animal–human–ecosystems interface, where there is the potential for epidemics and pandemics that could result in wideranging impacts at the country, regional and international levels. Its objectives and outputs focus on some of the major drivers for emergence, spread and persi…
This user-friendly handbook provides an overview of several 'natural' disasters that occurred in the world in 2005, and contains good practices submitted by ADRC member countries to share knowledge among relevant stakeholders in order to contribute to global disaster risk reduction, in regard to the progression on the implementation of the Hyogo Framewo…
Regional health forum – volume 13, number 1, 2009: special issue, world health day 2009:
The first five articles in this edition are based on the theme of World Health Day 2009: Health Facilities in Emergencies. The articles address various issues such as: methodologies for assessing structural and non-structural vulnerability of health facilities; com…
This booklet is a practical, and easy to comprehend, assistance manual for citizens to be prepared for emergency situations.
This document is a Russian contribution to the implementation of IDNDR programmes.
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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 paper presents a new Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) of which the primary goal is to offer assistance to food-insecure people affected by natural disasters and HIV and AIDS in Malawi. It addresses: (a) disaster risk reduction and livelihood protection on the topics of HIV/AIDS, nutrition, and food for assets (FFA); and (b) relief as…
By utilizing practical tools and adapting them to individual country settings and contexts, the guide hopes to assist UN Country Teams and avian and pandemic influenza (API) Coordinators to work with their counterparts in developing practical coordination solutions that can reduce the threat from API. The guide can also help the UN at the country level…
Monday developments, April 2008 issue:
This issue explores disaster risk reduction: the types of potential disasters, their effect on poor communities and ways to mitigate disasters. It also addresses preparing for a pandemic and ensuring the health and safety of field staff as well as the role climate change plays in increasing the risk for disasters…
This resource handbook for grassroots organizations aims to help them monitor governmental security agencies. Chapter 14 specifically assesses the role that civil society can play in overseeing the security sector in states of emergency resulting from natural disasters or health epidemics.
The handbook for civil society organizations on public oversigh…
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…