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Displaying 14 of about 14 resultsThis document, a product of unique collaboration between the meteorological and public health communities, provides sound scientific information on the connections between weather and climate and major health challenges. These range from diseases of poverty to disease outbreaks and emergencies caused by weather-, climate- and water-related hazards, most…
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Chad, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood and epidemic. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report provides an evaluation of country’s progress, a…
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Nepal, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as land slide, wild fire, flood, epidemic and earthquake. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report provides an…
The overall aim of the training package is to increase awareness on natural hazards and disaster risk reduction (DRR) to key stakeholders with knowledge on disaster management to empower the actors to support their organizations in developing disaster resilient programs and projects.
This training manual is for use in DRR training aimed at building the…
This brochure stresses that adapting food systems to climate change is essential for promoting food security and poverty alleviation, as well as for the sustainable management and conservation of natural resources. It also presents how the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) supports countries in addressing climate change, with…
This report is a compendium of understanding, concepts, experiences and lessons of disaster risk management (DRM), emergency response planning and capacity building in Nepal. It also provides a chronology of the development of DRM processes in the country including government's initiatives in creating suitable policy and legal environments for effective…
This book is intended to provide an overview of the concept of ecosystem approach to disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR), natural resource management and disaster linkages, incorporating Eco-DRR concepts in various phases of disaster management, including post disaster recovery in wide range of human and natural environmental settings. The case studies co…
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Papua New Guinea, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, drought, cyclone, earthquake, tsunami, wild fire, epidemic and volcano. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk…
This document states that UNICEF is requesting over US$ 24 million in its 2012 Consolidated Appeal to address immediate humanitarian needs associated with prolonged displacement, the cholera outbreak, and preparedness for the next hurricane season and the potential for other sudden-onset emergencies in Haïti. It asserts that two years after the 12 Janua…
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 report offers a strategic overview of the present and future potential of science to inform and enhance disaster risk reduction (DRR) over the next three decades. It considers disasters whose primary causes are natural hazards. Its focus is on disasters that occur in developing countries, but lessons from past disasters in developed countries are a…
This report describes the national emergency management system of Saint Lucia and presents 2011 NEMO activities, achievements and challenges. It also discusses a five year strategic plan and several mitigation, planning and preparedness programs and projects related to disaster management, school safety, climate change adaptation, risk assessment, publi…
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Ce document témoigne de l'engagement en Haïti durant l'année 2011 des équipes d’ACTED, mobilisées aux côtés des populations sinistrées depuis le séisme du 12 janvier 2010, qui ont accompagné la population dans le processus de reconstruction et dans son nouveau combat contre le choléra. Il présente un bilan des interventions d'ACTED en Haïti…
The annual report assesses the state of preparedness of the United States. It focuses on five mission areas: (i) Prevention, (ii) Protection, (iii) Mitigation, (iv) Response, and (v) Recovery. It identifies areas where the U.S. have made significant progress, acknowledges remaining opportunities for improvement, and reinforces the important principles o…