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Displaying 15 of about 17 resultsThe preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2011-13 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…
This manual is the first concrete step in education designed for the entire population, and was created in order to enable citizens to easily access basic information useful for behavior in emergency situations. It is simple and provides basic guidelines and rules of conduct in any type of danger. It lists numerous examples of conduct in emergency situa…
This special report analyses the situation in Japan following the 8.9 earthquake which spawned one of the most powerful tsunamis on record. It states that Japan is among the best prepared countries in the world regarding earthquakes with quake-resistant buildings, drills for school children and households equipped with survival kits. It specifically add…
This second volume presents case studies covering a diverse range of chemical and technological innovations, and highlighting a number of systemic problems. It contains five parts: (i) lessons from health hazards and the value of independent scientific research and risk assessments; (ii) emerging lessons from ecosystems and their wider impacts such as c…
This report presents novel approaches rooted in co-created and tested processes to navigate complexity in using social media and crowd-sourcing in disasters primarily for organisations. The report suggests new ways to examine and reflect on the increasing use of technologies with caution. Social media and crowdsourcing use in disasters will only increas…
Fukushima Global Communication Programme Working Paper Series Number 13, December 2015:
This paper explores the citizen radiation measuring organizations as an example of risk communication and contrasts their ‘epistemic culture’ with that of the nuclear industry’s risk communication programs.
Two policy recommendations are made in the paper.
First…
The Fukushima nuclear accident in March 2011 posed major threats to public health. In response, medical professionals have tried to communicate the risks to residents. To investigate forms of risk communication and to share lessons learned, this study reviews medical professionals’ activities in Fukushima Prefecture from the prefectural level…
This document, designed to complement a series of training courses of one week duration on risk assessment and disaster management planning for chemical disasters in India, aims to update the knowledge and skills of the participants on multi-dimensional aspects of chemical disaster risk management and emergency incident-response. It also addresses the p…
This fact sheet explains the nuclear situation in Japan and the related terms describing the possible state of the reactors that have been used by Japanese officials and international experts. It describes: (i) the reactor building; (ii) the way fuel damage occurs and its consequences; (iii) radioactivity release pathways; (iv) partial and (v) complete…
In 2017-18, the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security conducted a multiphase research project to help inform the development of a strategic approach for communicating about global catastrophic biological risks (GCbRs). In brief, a GCbR is defined as a biological development that could adversely affect the human species as a whole or radically…
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…
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En el boletín Actualidad CRID de agosto podrá encontrar información sobre la participación del CRID en el DIPECHO VII América del Sur, los acuerdos alcanzados en la última Cumbre del SICA sobre gestión del riesgo y el cambio climático, las capacitaciones de UNESCO en la región sobre Sistemas de Alerta Temprana (SAT), la nueva herramienta p…
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…
In 2016 the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) commissioned the development of guidelines on national disaster risk assessment (NDRA) as part of a series of thematic guidelines under its “Words into Action” initiative to support national implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.
The pres…
The report summarises the Fukushima Global Communication Programme's research in three key areas that are crucial for understanding and addressing the impacts of the 2011 disasters: (i) disaster risk reduction and lessons from and for international policy, (ii) displacement and livelihoods, and (iii) risk communication and nuclear accidents. The report…