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Displaying 15 of about 18 resultsThe preparation of this Regional Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2009-11 Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.The progress report mainly assesses the trans-boundary issues and the status and progress in the implementation of disas…
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This document reports on the conference convened in Jeju, Republic of Korea, on 3-6 December 2008, aimed at discussing and exchanging information and experiences on the following issues: (i) awareness of the impacts of climate change in island and coastal ecosystems; (ii) climate change research, adaptation and mitigation, and the use of…
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Este libro recoge los resultados principales de la investigación realizada por el proyecto “Gestión de Riesgos de Desastre ENSO en América Latina”, que ha girado desde el principio en las dimensiones humanas y los procesos de construcción social del riesgo y su gestión, asociados con la variabilidad climática.
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This contributing paper explores the role and the contribution of the public and private sectors in the (re)production and accumulation of disaster risks from a disaster capitalism optic, both in the academic literature and in the policy realm. This study responds to this gap and provides a preliminary international overview of the root causes, behaviou…
This infographic shows link between national and global action on climate change. It illustrates the connections between countries’ domestic laws on climate change and their ambition in global climate talks. It is intended for the widespread use of communicators in the run-up to critical UN climate talks in Peru this year (December 2014) and in France i…
This report addresses biosphere reserves and their ability to take up important challenges, such as loss of biodiversity, climate change, tourism and natural disaster prevention. It contains 28 case studies drawn from an international survey and good practices from UNESCO biosphere reserves in Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, USA, Ethiopia, Ken…
This publication provides 35 good practices and lessons learned as concrete examples of how to make children safer in their classrooms and educate them about disasters.
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This desk review revisits existing reports about all aspects of school safety, gathered from 81 countries, and refers to the key advocacy and guidance documents for school safety of the past 7 years to develop an analysis that reflects the best practices in achieving the goals of comprehensive sc…
This paper examines the links between climate change, migration, and health, considering diverse migration responses, including immobility, forced displacement and planned migration, as well as the associated health risks and opportunities in different contexts. Using case studies, the paper illustrates strategies to reduce the health risks associated w…
This document is a special joint G20 publication by the Government of Mexico and the World Bank, designed to address how governments are developing more active approaches to disaster risk management. It encourages countries to gain more access to accurate risk information, and to assess and integrate risk into decision-making and development planning. T…
Responding to a G20 mandate, this publication brings together the experiences of G20 countries in protecting their populations and assets against natural hazards, recognizing the urgent need to integrate risk consideration at all levels of development planning in order to increase the resilience of communities and national economies. Looking at the need…
In this article we draw on three cases to analyse the relationship between geographical and social forms of remoteness and the concepts of vulnerability and capacity. Recognising that capacities and vulnerabilities tend to co-exist in a population, the article assumes that the dynamics between these concepts are situational. An Arctic case stu…
As with many challenges, education can hold the key to finding solutions to a problem such as climate change. This publication assesses how education might address issues of climate change, using the Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) model on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in responding to the unfolding climate crisis. The means and m…
Education for sustainable development, case studies and best practices:This report is a compilation of case studies and grapples with the crucial question of merging disaster management education into the broader agenda of education for sustainable development. It shows how communities, scientists, activists, non-governmental organizations, teachers, st…
This report summarizes the proceedings and highlights from the Forum on Safe and Resilient Infrastructure and the Government Executive Meeting that took place in Manila, Philippines, in October 2013. The forum showcased experiences of countries, including Turkey, Romania, Indonesia, Colombia, Japan, and the United States, that have implemented seismic r…