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Displaying 8 of about 8 resultsThis document reports on the network's successes in disaster preparedness, response and recovery; health promotion; food security; development; gender equality; promotion of humanitarian principles and values; and its efforts to reduce stigma and discrimination suffered by vulnerable groups across the world. It recalls the prioritization of disaster pre…
This document addresses the imediate public health risks faced by United Nations agencies, nongovernmental organizations, donor agencies and local authorities currently working with populations affected by the emergency in Haiti: (i) wounds and injuries; (ii) water/sanitation/hygiene-related and foodborne diseases; (iii) diseases associated with crowdin…
Microbiological risk assessment series, no. 17:
This book addresses risk characterization as one of the four steps of microbiological risk assessment, which include hazard identification, exposure assessment, hazard characterization and risk characterization. This volume presents guidelines for risk characterization of microbiological hazards in foods…
This document provides essential information on how to prevent child and maternal deaths, diseases, injuries and violence. Its last chapter specifically addresses child protection in emergencies, such as conflicts, disasters or epidemics, delivering the information and support children and their family members may need to prepare for and cope with such…
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 multisectoral assessment report was carried out to determine the impact of the adverse rainfall and/or dry spell on different sectors and recommended appropriate action for mitigation and response. The document was compiled by the Zambia Vulnerability Assessment Committee, which is a technical committee in charge of carrying out Assessment. Its mem…
The inaugural report of the Insurance Working Group of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative:
This report identifies nine vital global sustainability issues, based on their urgency, scale and the ability of the insurance industry to influence them: (1) Climate change and the impact of increased extreme weather conditions; (2) The…
Discussion paper number 11:
This paper is one component of a global study on the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change (EACC) in developing countries. It focuses on the main human health impacts of climate change, which include injuries and deaths from extreme weather events (flooding), heat- and cold-related deaths, water-borne disease (diarrhea)…