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Displaying 165 of about 174 resultsTraditionally, the recording of disaster losses and damages starts at the impact level by the national disaster risk management offices. There are critical challenges in this process, including a lack of or limitations in globally accepted methodology and limited data standards.
Recent progress in strengthening the data ecosystem for tracking hazardous…
This collection contains resources demonstrating how heat stress affects employees' productivity and well-being, as well as how to protect them.
This collection has been created by UN Women for the WRD Knowledge Hub, drawing upon the PreventionWeb Knowledge Base.
Access to resilient infrastructure is essential for ensuring women’s resilience notably in areas that experience sudden-onset disaster events (e.g. flooding, earthquakes, cyclones, landslides). This includes adopting structural measure…
This collection has been created by UN Women for the WRD Knowledge Hub, drawing upon the PreventionWeb Knowledge Base.
Cooperation and collaboration between all actors involved in resilience building are critical for mainstreaming gender equality and social inclusion in disaster risk reduction and resilience interventions. Non-governmental organisation…
The Chernobyl disaster was the worst nuclear power plant accident of the 20th century.The Chernobyl disaster began on 26 April 1986 with the explosion of the No. 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR, close to the border with the Byelorussian SSR, in the Soviet Union.
The widespread impact of the COVID-19 pandemic illustrates the systemic nature of risk. This series explores what needs to change so the world can shift from managing disaster to managing risk.
Disasters often exacerbate the conditions of people suffering from non-communicable diseases. Explore the implications for public health.
Frameworks, case studies, and tools for measuring resilience.
Inhaling fine particulates in the smoke generated by wildfires causes significant and sometimes severe health impacts, especially for vulnerable populations such as children, the elderly, and those with pre-existing conditions.
These resources explore the current research on human-induced seismicity.
While El Niño and La Niña events can drive disaster risk, understanding these phenomena can help inform early warning and boost preparedness efforts.
Persons with disabilities comprise 16% of the world’s population with 80% of persons with disabilities living in the Global South. Persons with disabilities are frequently the most affected by natural hazards, climate-induced disasters, and global health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.Disability is a risk multiplier that cuts across identity…
When disasters disrupt port operations, they can cause significant economic losses on a global scale. Adapting ports to a changing climate and investing in disaster resilience is critical to reduce the economic impacts from catastrophic events.
This collection comprises mid-term assessment reports of the achievements and progress made in disaster risk reduction (DRR) by countries for the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) (1990-1999). The reports were prepared for the 1994 World Conference held in Yokohama, Japan.
This collection comprises miscellaneous reports on various disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities, plans, policies and insights by countries and regional organizations during the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) (1990-1999).