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Displaying 11 of about 11 resultsThis book is a collaborative effort by many agencies and technical leaders to challenge the leaders from the whole-of-society to help unify experiences and resources to successfully manage and mitigate the impact of future pandemics and other global disasters. It outlines the human, economic and societal benefit of increasing collaboration, planning and…
Climate and society no.3:
This issue highlights recent advances in the use of climate information to manage risks and improve livelihoods, such as new partnerships and user-designed information platforms. It draws together and analyses experiences from 17 case studies that capture the current state of knowledge. It also highlights research innovations…
Each newsletter in this FAO Regional Emergency Office for Southern Africa (REOSA) series for DIPECHO/ECHO Food Security Partners introduces a specific disaster risk reduction (DRR) food security project, presents country updates and upcoming meetings.
Issue 3: Reducing the risk of disaster in community based agriculture in Malawi
Issue 5: Mains…
This Journal publishes research papers addressing: (i) theoretical and methodological issues in disaster risk science, emergency response technology and risk management; (ii) disaster risk governance policies and regulations; and (iii) case studies and comparative research internationally on responses to major disasters. Its primary aim is to create an…
This study finds that 17 million people were newly displaced by sudden-onset disasters worldwide in 2009, and over 42 million people in 2010. To meet this challenge, the study recommends that greater collaboration is required between those working in the fields of humanitarian action, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and development. I…
This report summarises current risks present in the international economy, the world's major players, and offers suggestions for coordinated policies that promote long-term growth. It provides a unique and timely analysis of the risks that are shaping the global environment, including pandemics, terrorism and 'natural' disasters, intending for stakehold…
Practical approaches to advance disaster preparedness
This document describes the 'Towards a Safer World initiative' a stock-taking of what has been achieved through the coordinated, multi-sectoral, 'whole-of-society' approach used by pandemic planning during the past five years. The initiative aims to identify which approaches have proved effective…
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El boletín de Salud Pública y Gestión del Riesgo para América Latina y el Caribe del CRID, correspondiente al mes de agosto, incluye, entre otras noticias, información sobre el avance de la región en la implantación del Programa Hospitales Seguros frente a Desastres, un informe sobre el estado del dengue en Las Américas, así como los últim…
This document brings together messages from donors, INGOs, advocacy groups and research organisations, contributing a concise article indicating the failures and successes they have observed over this first year of disaster response, and their opinions on what must be done to achieve holistic and sustainable recovery, including reflections related to th…
This document presents a South-East Asia specific disaster risk reduction framework that provides more specific guidance to National Societies in acknowledgement of the Framework for Community Safety and Resilience and global guidance, which outlines the Red Cross Red Crescent approach to disaster risk reduction and guides National Society contributions…
The overall goal of this study is to strengthen the quality, accuracy, and completeness of disaster data in Europe. As part of the MICRODIS project, the study analyses the impact of recent disasters on human populations, using both statistical and spatial data through generated geocoded maps of impact areas. It is intended to serve as a preliminary and…