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Displaying 4 of about 4 resultsThis book focuses on topics that received little attention until now, like economic aspects of disasters and land use planning as a mitigation tool. It looks at risks in a comprehensive way, and considers risks not just as a technical, social, political or economic matter, but rather as originating and challenging the various disciplines. The volume als…
The inaugural report of the Insurance Working Group of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative:
This report identifies nine vital global sustainability issues, based on their urgency, scale and the ability of the insurance industry to influence them: (1) Climate change and the impact of increased extreme weather conditions; (2) The…
This report reviews the progress made in addressing the vulnerabilities of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) through the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy, which includes natural and environmental disasters as one of its themes and means of implementation. It addresses their increased vulnerability due to climate change, the global financial…
This report summarizes the outcomes of the assessment and desk-review analysis undertaken of achievements in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and the implementation of Hyogo Framework for Action in Kyrgyzstan, which aims to be included in the preparation of the second Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction for the period 2010-2011.
It first i…