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Displaying 15 of about 15 resultsThis document introduces UNCRD’s project “Reducing Vulnerability of School Children to Earthquakes” in Asia-Pacific region and presents educational guidelines and practices on earthquake preparedness and disaster management carried out in Fiji, India, Indonesia and Uzbekistan. It describes teacher’s guides and handbooks, and student workbooks that have…
This document presents Uzbekistan’s disaster risks and natural hazards, such as earthquake, landslide, flood and drought, and discusses institutional and legal framework for disaster management in the country. It also sets out key areas of focus such as ecological and technological disasters; disaster risk assessment and early warning; capacity developm…
A project of School eartchquake safety initiative (SESI):
This publication not only summarizes the good practices and lessons learned from the project countries but also highlights the task ahead to up-scale from model projects to countrywide activities on school safety.
The project on "Reducing Vulnerability of School Children to Earthquake" under th…
Facing high earthquake risks and seismically susceptible school building stock, Uzbekistan intervened with a nationwide assessment of all schools and seismically retrofitted or reconstructed all schools needing structural intervention, with the goal of reducing earthquake-related death and injury.
This case study is part of a series of case studies doc…
This paper assesses Central Asia rapid progress toward industrialization and urbanization, both of them identified as earthquake risk increasing factors, specifically considering the seismic vulnerability of residential buildings. It also proposes a call to action for political institutions, based on the lessons learned from past disasters in the region…
This assessment aims at the delivery of a probabilistic risk assessment of floods and earthquakes, as well as assessment of landslide susceptibility and selected land-slide scenarios, and their impact on multiple asset types. These analyses have recently been concluded and provide a firm foundation for devising coherent and consistent soluti…
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Uzbekistan, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as earthquake, flood, avalanche and storm. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report provides an evaluatio…
This document is the first issue of a quarterly information bulletin that covers progress in the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) in five countries of Central Asia. It also provides information related to disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation from regional and global partners.
This issue addresses the Global…
Risk assessment for Central Asia and Caucasus: desk study review:
This desk review presents an initiative which aims at reducing Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC)'s vulnerability to the risk of disasters, in line with the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 (HFA).
It analyses disaster risks at the country, sub-regional and regional levels. It also…
This seismic risk profile of Uzbekistan, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.The profile presents the following relevant information:Social indicators, which provide context to the region in question;Risk in…
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 practical guide, prepared by UNDP Uzbekistan in collaboration with local architects, helps answer the question "How to build a seismic safe house?" by providing hands-on guidelines on seismic safe construction. The publication discusses building of safe brick, mud, clay, and wood houses, and comprises tips that home owners can use to improve the st…
This practical guide, prepared by UNDP Uzbekistan in collaboration with local architects, is intended to provide house owners with important tips on seismic safety. It helps answer the question "Can your house withstand an earthquake?" by providing valuable guidelines on how to evaluate house seismic resistance and take practical steps to strengthen it…
This publication examines risks from flooding and earthquakes in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) region. It assesses the protection gap and identifies ways of strengthening financing. The intention of the study is to better understand the current approach to disaster risk finance in each member country, to identify opportunit…
This document addresses the issues of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the area of education in the form of a compendium of various educational activities and initiatives, both in the formal and informal spheres of education, being implemented at regional level in the Central Asian countries. The compendium gathers materials on good practices, methodolo…