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Displaying 15 of about 156 resultsA declaration by the Mayors and Local Government representatives together with National Government Officials emphasizing the importance of reducing disaster risk in Arab cities, in which the participants of the First Arab conference for disaster risk reduction recognize the vulnerability Arab cities and towns to disasters such as earthquakes, volcanoes,…
The project Sheltering From a Gathering Storm has generated information on the costs and benefits of climate resilient shelter designs. This information is purposed to contribute to transformative changes necessary to make communities more resilient to future disasters.
Using cost-benefit analysis, this applied research project has produced outpu…
This study analyses how to rectify the disproportionate debt impact that Severe Repetitive Loss homes, which only comprise a small proportion of insured properties and repeatedly flood after being rebuilt, have on the U.S. National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The authors posit that the NFIP contains an adaptive mechanism — the substantial impro…
To address the lack of adequate measures for flood risk reduction in Nepal, where recurrent flood-related hazards have had grave consequences for many people over the past decades, the authors developed a flood risk assessment model for a study area in the Sindhupalchok District. The model considers direct and indirect damages that are assigned to four…
This action plan recommends steps which are required to make sure homes and businesses are more resilient. This includes undertaking research to better understand how properties can benefit from flood resilience measures. It recognises that property owners need to know where to get good advice.
Flooding is devastating for those affected – from the init…
Geohazards may result in the loss of human life, extensively damaged infrastructure, and suspended or disturbed traffic and services such as water and energy supply. Most geohazards are linked to climate activity such as rainfall and thawing of ice and snow or associated with earthquakes that cause large-scale ground movement independent of any und…
This study examines the long-term improvement in precautions taken by commune authorities and households between two major floods in 1999 and 2017, as local actors appear as inseparable components of the integrated flood risk mitigation strategy in Vietnam. The study examines two flood-prone villages in central Vietnam.
The findings indicate that most…
This paper synthesizes collaborative research results on the economics of alternative strategies for building resilience of housing systems in response to current conditions and projected changes in climate. Research undertaken in Vietnam, India and Pakistan demonstrates cost-effective solutions for reducing risk from flooding, extreme storm events…
This publication is a collection of activities by UNCRD. It includes project summaries, a field survey, a list of publications, an activity list, and thoughts about the Hyogo office by past and current coordinators.
This document is the final report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Queensland floods of 2010/2011, established following the flooding of historic proportions in Queensland in December 2010, stretching into January 2011. It embodies both likelihood of flooding
and the consequences of flood when it comes.
The report begins with an examination of flo…
This report examines the impacts on the built environment of increased intensities in weather-related natural hazard events, in order to identify the possibilities of using the regulatory mechanisms of building construction, housing insurance and planning in climate change adaptation. The research findings are restricted to these three aspects of the bu…
This report presents country’s disaster risks and natural hazards, such as cyclone, flood, earthquake and drought, and describes governmental and institutional structures responsible for disaster management in Bangladesh.
The report discusses major accomplishments in disaster reduction during the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDN…
The Climate Change Adaptation Planning in Latin American and Caribbean Cities project is designed to inform policy making and climate change adaptation planning in small and medium-sized cities. The focus is on floods and landslides, which are two of the most common climate-related risks in cities across the Latin America and Caribbean region. This repo…
Floods and hurricanes are becoming more intense in Alabama (United States of America), and flooding is the state’s second most common natural hazard, occurring every 12 days. This paper presents the exposure of human life and private property, and critical infrastructure to flood risk in the State.
The report underlines that communities must prepare fo…
Floods and hurricanes are becoming more intense in North Carolina (United States of America), and flooding is the state’s second most common natural hazard, occurring every 7.6 days on average. This paper presents the exposure of human life and private property, and critical infrastructure to flood risk in the State.
The report underlines that com…