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Displaying 4 of about 4 resultsThis report provides high-level climate risk assessments for cities in Armenia, Georgia, and Uzbekistan. It is designed to mainstream mitigation and adaptation into urban planning to help ensure climate resilient growth.For each country, it harnesses climate data, models, and projections. It offers a range of scenarios, assesses potential risks to key i…
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…
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 thematic review report on urban risk reduction in Asia was prepared by the Asia Regional Task Force on Urban Risk Reduction (RTF-URR) in the context of progress review in the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action. It reviews the status of urban risk in Asia and also compiled an inventory of initiatives on urban risk reduction and analyse…