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Displaying 7 of about 7 resultsThis 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 book captures the measures undertaken and the systems established for disaster management in India. It also articulates the next steps required. It is intended to be used by disaster management practitioners to promote collaborative efforts to reduce disaster risk in the country. It is the outcome of a Ministry of Home Affairs in-house compilation…
This report, published two weeks after the Great East Japan (Tohoku-Kanto) earthquake and tsunami, provides a synthesis of certain existing data and a basic situation analysis of the situation. It considers the major challenge posed to the disaster risk reduction community by: (i) the earthquake; (ii) the tsunami; (ii) the ongoing nuclear emergency; and…
This document reports on the recovery efforts led by Save the Children in Japan. The report is comprised of four sections: (i) the first section of the report touches on their community grants initiative, their work with child-participation in disaster risk reduction, and their work to mitigate the effects on children of the Fukushima disaster; (ii) the…
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 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 year, the Great East Japan Earthquake is the focus of the Japan Cabinet Office white paper. This white paper shows the overview of the disaster and its countermeasures from various angles, summarizing them briefly, but widely. Though an accurate overall assessment of the extremely severe damage resulting from the Great East Japan Earthquake has not…