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Displaying 9 of about 9 resultsThis compilation of poems and slogans written in Hindi and English by high school students provides strong message on the importance of protecting the environment in order to reduce the risk of disasters and achieve sustainable development. Its aim is to raise public awareness about disaster risks related to natural hazards, such as earthquake, flood, d…
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Nepal, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as land slide, wild fire, flood, epidemic and earthquake. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report provides an…
This book captures the measures undertaken and the systems established for disaster management in India. It also articulates the next steps required. It is intended to be used by disaster management practitioners to promote collaborative efforts to reduce disaster risk in the country. It is the outcome of a Ministry of Home Affairs in-house compilation…
This UNU-EHS InterSections underlines the need to access the topic of early warning from different viewpoints as a way to provide policy relevant advice concerning early warning systems to Member States, and to contribute to the efforts of the United Nations in addressing international cooperation and development of generally applicable standards. This…
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Cuba, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as drought, land slide, epidemic, chemical, earthquake and cyclone. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report pr…
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Tanzania, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, drought, land slide and epidemic. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report provides an evaluation…
This report provides an assessment of the achievements and progress made in disaster risk reduction (DRR) by Guinea during the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR). It describes country’s recent experience with natural hazards and disasters, such as flood, forest fire, epidemics, tornado and landslide, also presents national insti…
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Togo, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, wild fire, land slide
and epidemic. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report provides an evaluation o…
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…