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Displaying 8 of about 8 resultsThis publication outlines the experiences of the six Caribbean countries which participated in a process to adapt and implement the Cuban Risk Reduction Management Centre model. The publication shares the stories and lessons learned by a diverse set of stakeholders as they engaged in south-south cooperation as a tool for strengthening their disaster ris…
This policy seeks to establish the guiding principles and architecture for disaster risk management (DRM) in Rwanda by presenting the institutional structures, roles, responsibilities, authorities and key processes, with the ultimate goal being to increase the resilience of vulnerable groups to disasters (the main natural hazards in Rwanda identified by…
This community science position paper considers the disaster risk associated with extreme geohazards, such as earthquakes and tsunamis, landslides, extreme temperatures, volcanic eruptions, drought and floods, and addresses the challenges of disaster risk reduction for these events. It analyses the potential effects of low-probability high-impact events…
This map shows the worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes that occurred between 1980 and 2014, based on the data from NatCatSERVICE, and gives overviews of overall and insured losses.
With more than 25,000 entries, NatCatSERVICE is one of the leading global databases for natural catastrophes. Every year between 800 and 1,000 loss events are rec…
This paper seeks to answer the following questions: (1) What roles do social protection initiatives support disaster risk reduction? (2) What prerequisite conditions are needed to extent the role of social protection in achieving sustainable community resilience? Research is based on qualitative analysis in two rural districts in Indonesia pro…
This map shows the worldwide distribution of natural disasters that occurred in 2014, according to Munich Re, NatCatSERVICE.
With more than 25,000 entries, NatCatSERVICE is one of the leading global databases for natural catastrophes. Every year between 800 and 1,000 loss events are recorded and analysed. In view of the information collated, the extent…
As second most-at risk country in the world to natural disasters and hazards, Tonga needs to be more resilient to protect the livelihood of its people and infrastructure in order to sustain development and achieving national objectives, according to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environ…
The strategic markets of Philippines, China, Japan and Bangladesh are home to over half of the 100 cities most exposed to natural hazards, highlighting the potential risks to foreign business, supply chains and economic output in Asia from extreme weather events and seismic disasters, according to new research from global risk analytics company, Verisk…