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Displaying 9 of about 9 resultsThis special issue features a collection of inspiring stories of women and girl’s courage, resilience and triumph in extreme situations to mark the United Nation’s International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) 2012 theme, Women and Girls: The Invisible force of resilience. The stories have been taken from varied disaster contexts, such as flood, droug…
This publication assesses the implementation of forecast-based financing (FbF) within the context of 12 provinces in Mongolia during the Dzud (severe drought followed by extreme winter) of 2017. This left herders without reserve fodder and hay. Continuous harsh conditions put at risk millions of livestock, which are the only source o…
This report presents 24 indicators, each describing trends related to the causes and effects of climate change.
The report focuses primarily on the United States, but in some cases global trends are presented to provide context or a basis for comparison. It aims to collect data and generate analyses to: (i) monitor the effects/impacts of climate change…
This document is the action plan for disaster risk reduction (National Platform) prepared by the Finnish Cooperation Network, appointed to act as a cooperation body and to prepare a National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. It mainly features activities carried out by the participating actors to promote disaster risk reduction. It also describes th…
Canadian assessment of natural hazards project, ICLR research paper series – number 48:
This document aims to inform people about the risks they face, some of the ways to adapt to them and actions that can be taken to reduce vulnerability to them. It is intended for Canadians—political leaders and bureaucrats, business leaders and the public—to better…
This second edition significantly expands the existing evidence base to help shift policy and practice within the climate change domain. The climate section on environmental disasters, using drought, floods, landslides, storms, wildfires, heating, cooling, sea-level rise and water as indicators, among others, raises the following questions: (i) is the h…
This handbook re-examines the role of women in disaster risk management in the practical context of Bangladesh. In this handbook, an attempt was made to illustrate their achievements along with their risks in a very easy and communicable way. It proposes that if women’s disaster risk reduction techniques are incorporated in the mainstream, then disaster…
A framework in which the Indian government has laid out an action plan for reducing the country's vulnerability to potential hazards that are relevant to India, including: environmental disasters such as earthquake, landslide, flood, drought, cyclone, cold wave, heat wave, chemical disaster, fire, epidemic or pest attack; technological and sectoral disa…
OECD regional development working papers n° 2:
This publication reports on a conference which aimed at engaging a wide range of stakeholders, including city, regional and central government representatives, in considering a broader and holistic approach to climate change policies at the urban level. It discusses strategies for cities to adapt to poten…