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Displaying 7 of about 7 results Southasiadisasters.net, issue no. 74, February 2011:
This issue focuses on promoting and protecting rights in flood recovery: prevention and response. It contains articles written by disaster risk reduction practitioners and community leaders: (i) advocacy round table - promoting and protecting rights in recovery; (ii) voices from community - a page f…
This paper discusses the role of resource rights in pre-disaster resilience and post-disaster reconstruction. It also raises a number of important questions: Where is the balance between communally-held and privately-held resource rights? How can an understanding of resource rights be integrated into disaster risk reduction plans and disaster relief? An…
This publication tries to highlight the importance of reducing disaster mortality. Even the global level policy instrument Sendai Framework that guides the actions of nations in disaster management has enshrined "substantial reduction disaster mortality" as a veritable target to be pursued by its 185 signatory countries.
This issue explores the theme o…
The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2011-13 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.
The progress report assesses current national strategic priorities with regard to the implementation of disaster risk reduction actions, and establi…
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 publication reports on the discussions and outcomes from the Second India Disaster Management Congress organized by National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), India and held on 4-6 November, 2009 in New Delhi. The report presents a total of 26 technical sessions organized around 13 thematic clusters, including sessions on:
-- Earthquake
-- M…
This book, consisting of two parts, the theory of Total Disaster Risk Management (TDRM) and good practices for disaster risk management, was compiled for the purpose of promoting TDRM as a comprehensive approach to disaster risk reduction worldwide.
It was published for the UN World Conference on Disaster Reduction (held in Kobe, Japan 18-22 January 20…