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Displaying 15 of about 116 resultsThis declaration was made by the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation and signed by the Governments of Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands at the 11th Trilateral Governmental Conference on the Protection of the Wadden Sea on 18 March 2010.
The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2009-11 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…
Special edition for the COP 16/CMP 6, Mexico:
This document aims to show, in a clear and articulate way, through charts, maps and detailed analyses, the status of climate change and its implications for Latin America and the Caribbean, including the effects on ecosystem services, human health and the region's vulnerability to extreme events. In additi…
Community, environment and disaster risk management, volume 5:
Following on from volume 4 in this series, which looked at issues and challenges with regard to climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR), this volume has a specific focus on Asia. It provides 19 case studies from 13 countries and regions in Asia, highlighting diffe…
This book aims to explain to governments, decision makers and disaster professionals the potential uses of geoinformation technologies for reducing disaster risks and losses, based on the knowledge and experience of experts in these fields. It covers all regions of the world and all aspects of disaster risk and its management. Disasters in China, German…
This document introduces the National Platform of the Republic of Macedonia for Disaster Risk Reduction on the basis of the strategic goals and priorities for action outlined in the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015, and describes its establishment, organization and structure, principles, authorities and networks, as well as its activities.
The doc…
This report presents the results of a workshop focusing on the high seismic risk in the northeast Asia region and offering scientists and engineers from various countries the opportunity to discuss regional approaches to improve collaboration in earthquake data exchange and analysis. It responds to the need to mobilize scientific knowledge and technolog…
Resolution 2010-2:
This resolution recognises the value of applying best ethical principles in disaster risk reduction, in improving the resilience of societies and in responding efficiently to emergencies.
The resolution was adopted at the 12th Ministerial Session of the European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUR-OPA), Saint Petersburg,…
This publication presents grassroots women's initiatives from five different countries (Czech Republic, India, Kenya, Peru and Russia) providing insights into the participation of local communities in decentralized decision making and local governance, including sustaining grassroots women's leadership in redeveloping families, homes, communities, and e…
This booklet addresses the quest to achieve a secure and disaster-resilient health sector in the Americas. It presents a new, rapid and low cost method for assessing the state of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the health sector. It enables an overall, approximate appreciation of the status of key aspects of mitigation and preparedness in the health se…
This document presents the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)'s role, approach, and progress made towards the integrated delivery of adaptation support and disaster risk reduction in Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe and Central Asia, middle East and North Africa, and South Asia. It illus…
Analysis from the East-West Center, no. 96:
This paper addresses Asia's coastal megacities increasing vulnerability to flooding disasters resulting from the combined effects of climate change (manifested as sea level rise, intensified storms, and storm surges), land subsidence and rapid urban growth. It recognizes the urgent need in all these cities:…
This series of guidebooks are designed to raise awareness of the challenges local governments face in reducing disaster risks. Book 3 outlines the planning process in managing urban disaster risks, focusing on the process of transforming risk assessments into appropriate, effective and sustainable actions.
These guidebooks offer essential tools and pos…
The report outlines lessons learned from various countries delivering on poverty-environment efforts, the evolution of the PEI programmatic approach at the country level, and technical support provided in specific areas, such as the long-term impacts of climate change adaptation and the Green Economy agenda, among others. The report describes the work c…
Discussion paper of the project:
This publication summarizes the outcomes of a UNESCAP initiative which intended to promote regional partnerships and enhance replicability of good practices conducted in South-East Asia regarding the rehabilitation and reconstruction processes following the tsunami disaster of 26 December 2004, as well as the promotion…