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Displaying 15 of about 19 resultsThis report documents the event of the Kocaeli Earthquake in Turkey in 1999. In addition to providing background information on the event, this report includes the following sections: the earthquake and its geologic effects, building and infrastructure damage, industrial facilities, and insured and economic losses. The report also includes a section on…
This book was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to reduce the negative effects of natural disasters.
This volume communicates solutions to the problems associated with natural disasters, stimulating discussion and improvements in methods of protecting people and prop…
This Guide has been created to provide advice on useful strategies for implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters (HFA). It represents a distillation of the wealth of experience that exists throughout the world on how to manage and reduce disaster risks. The Guide can help state…
The need for increased application of innovation and technology for disaster risk reduction (DRR) has never been greater in order to foster new development and implementation of more effective evidence-based approaches. The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction encourages better access and support for innovation and technology as well as increase…
This newsletter contains information about progress on implementation of Europa Re's insurance market infrastructures in its member countries, designed to promote disaster risk financing and risk transfer mechanisms, through provision of catastrophe and weather risk insurance market technology solutions and optional reinsurance capacity. It features new…
This book provides guidance, policy orientation and inspiration, as well as serving as a reference for lessons on how to reduce risk and vulnerability to hazards and to meet the challenges of tomorrow. It is intended for people who have an interest in and practice disaster risk management and sustainable development.
Natural hazards can affect anyone,…
This report addresses the low participation of Indian's tribes, some of which being at high risk of flooding, in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and its three components: (1) the provision of flood insurance, (2) a requirement that participating communities adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations, and (3) the identification and m…
This book describes innovative findings of integrated river basin management with specific emphasis on flood risk reduction. It also presents the method and application of the participatory GIS and remote sensing for disaster risk assessment, which is one of the pioneering approaches in the field of flood risk and river basin management. An integrated m…
A fully illustrated book Real Risk offers perspectives, case studies and analysis on disaster risk reduction and mitigation in the light of major natural disasters that have occurred since the publication of Know Risk in early 2005. It brings together the knowledge and experiences of public and private organisations working toward disaster preparedness…
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This paper assesses how modern technologies such as flood modeling and remote sensing--which are widely used to support flood risk mapping, and flood detection, warning and control--could be harnessed to support the design of such flood insurance programs for rural clients. The findings are from the Muang Petchaboon District of the Petc…
This report emphasizes the importance of taking proactive action immediately, positioning New York State as a model for resilience across the United States and around the world: “Many recommendations are intended for the short term; others will be realized over much longer periods. Our infrastructure was not built or financed in a day. Making it more re…
This document is the outcome document of the Rio+20 conference, adopted by the Heads of State and Government and high-level representatives from more than 190 countries on June 22, 2012.
The following parts from the Thematic areas and cross-sectoral issues section address disaster risk reduction:
As part of Food security and nutrition and sustainable…
This book is the latest in a series of volumes addressing natural disasters, and how their impact can be reduced by effective capacity building and prevention strategies.
A fully illustrated, 200-page book, Risk Wise offers perspectives, case studies and analysis on disaster risk reduction and mitigation in light of the increasing threat of natural dis…
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…
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The purpose of this document is to describe the thematic classification system that has been developed, with the aim of promoting a better understanding of disaster risk reduction (DRR), and the development of an internationally recognized information classification and exchange standard. It is hoped that a clear set of…