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Displaying 15 of about 62 resultsThis document presents some solutions for mitigating earthquake hazard for new school and existing buildings, with respect to the challenges faced by each category. It describes the concept of retrofitting and explains the techniques of vulnerability assessment for novices, engineers and programme persons, illustrated with case studies. It presents the…
Summer 2010:
This edition sheds new light on coastal property risks as the US Gulf and Atlantic coasts prepare to enter the height of what is forecast to be an active hurricane season. The issue’s feature article, "Surviving Nature’s Fury: Performance of Shingle Roofs in the Real World," details findings of a comprehensive IBHS research study on roof…
Hurricane season: June 1-November 30, 2010
This document presents the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS) to be completed by the US Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans as meteorologists predict an active 2010 hurricane season for the Gulf of Mexico. Through a detailed map of New Orleans, it highlights the areas of the syst…
This publication describes UNEP's engagement in the post-disaster recovery effort following the earthquake in the Sichuan Province, China on 12 May 2008. It outlines the key achievements of UNEP's engagement in the country from 2008 to 2010, which focused primarily on providing high-level expertise and capacity development for the management of the envi…
This document summarises the progress made in the implementation of the Strategy for Reducing Risks from Disasters at World Heritage Properties, structured according to the five objectives of the Hyogo Framework for Action, the key policy document on disaster risk reduction (DRR) at the UN level. It also contains information on other related activities…
This standard provides general requirements and procedures for the assessment of existing structures (buildings, bridges, industrial structures, etc.) based on the principles of structural reliability and consequences of failure. It is applicable to the assessment of any type of existing structure that was originally designed, analysed and specified bas…
This publication showcases the Lunawa Project approaches tp resettlement and housing/infrastructure reconstruction implemented in Sri Lanka. It intends to record the initiatives taken under the Lunawa Environmental Improvement & Community Development Project as a best practice of promoting the Habitat Agenda in the context of involuntary resettlemen…
This case study highlights the experience of undertaking a priority implementation partnership (PIP) on incorporating disaster risk impact assessments into the construction of new roads in the Philippines. It assesses the existing procedure of road planning with respect to hazards such as floods, typhoons, earthquakes and landslides, and identifying the…
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This paper advocates for decisions to be made and programmes designed in order to strengthen a community’s capacity to cope with the impact of disasters and to reduce their vulnerability to future hazards and shocks during the early stages of an emergency response after a disaster strikes. It emphasizes awareness of the importance of earth…
This document urges prompt and vigorous action for developing a strategy and implementing early measures that will facilitate adaptation to climate change in Ontario. It identifies many areas where adaptive measures and policies are already underway or are under consideration, and uses many of these to formulate 59 specific recommendations, which can be…
With emphasis on the Philippines, Indonesia and China:
This draft publication explains 'what East Asia and the Pacific can do to prepare for the next big earthquake: developing and implementing regional and countrywide strengthening programs for vulnerable structures'. It describes: (i) the key challenges in earthquake risk management and what to do a…
This handbook was developed to assist policy makers and project managers engaged principally in large-scale post-disaster reconstruction programs make decisions about how to reconstruct housing and communities, a complex series of decisions that, taken together, will affect the communities involved for many years. However, the handbook should be useful…
This recovery status report focuses on the intensive recovery interventions of the international humanitarian community and the Government of Myanmar following the unprecedented damages and losses caused by Nargis. It addresses the need to give priority to long-term recovery activities such as livelihood strengthening, community infrastructure and disas…
This book presents good practices and lessons learned in order to create buildings and communities that are more resilient in the face of severe weather, climate change, and the prospect of rising sea level. It addresses architects, urban planners, and urban designers, as well as water resources engineers and landscape architects.
The book covers techn…
This publication is intended to help financial institutions analyze the risks associated with climate change. It encompasses the risk of being affected by a natural disaster (such as droughts, floods and storm events) among the factors that can weaken financial performance and conditions for both equity and debt. It calls for loss contingency projection…