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Displaying 15 of about 86 resultsThe ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, transform and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and functions through risk management.
… book takes stock of the distinctive challenges posed by global environmental risks, the capacity of knowledge systems … of analysis to explore the manifestation and causes of global environmental risks in all the diversity of their … book takes stock of the distinctive challenges posed by global environmental risks, the capacity of knowledge systems …
… Drought is a global phenomenon that can and does occur in virtually all … for drought management in the 21st Century. … Drought is a global phenomenon that can and does occur in virtually all …
… forest management. This publication complements the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005 (FRA 2005) as an … 12 regional papers prepared within the framework of the Global Wildland Fire Network of the United Nations … Disaster Reduction. It provides the best estimate of the global fire situation to date and gives a good indication of …
PART V. Adjustment and Adaptation Strategies. PART VI. Drought Management: Mitigation, Preparedness, and Policy. PART VII. Linking Drought to other Globlal Issues. PART VIII. Conclusions and Future Challenges.
… The Disaster Risk Reduction: 2007 Global Review contrasts and compares contemporary trends and … risk scenarios. … The Disaster Risk Reduction: 2007 Global Review contrasts and compares contemporary trends and …
… This publication presents a global view of major natural disaster risk hotspot areas at … from one or more hazards. … This publication presents a global view of major natural disaster risk hotspot areas at …
Accurate monitoring and prediction of agricultural droughts helps manage them, minimize losses attributed to them, and mitigate their extreme forms, which some countries face even today. This book presents the basic concepts of agricultural drought, various remote sensing techniques used to monitor them, and efforts by international organizations to che…
… Financing urban shelter presents the first global assessment of housing finance systems, placing shelter … are examined. … Financing urban shelter presents the first global assessment of housing finance systems, placing shelter …
… The Challenge of Slums presents the first global assessment of slums, emphasizing their problems and … and examines the factors at all levels, from local to global, that underlie the formation of slums as well as their … programmes. … The Challenge of Slums presents the first global assessment of slums, emphasizing their problems and …
… Global Environment Outlook 3 (GEO-3) - the flagship report on the state of the global environment of the United Nations Environment … trends that have shaped our environmental inheritance. … Global Environment Outlook 3 (GEO-3) - the flagship report on …
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,…
… Members, has issued annual statements on the status of the global climate since 1993. They provide authoritative … Members, has issued annual statements on the status of the global climate since 1993. They provide authoritative …
… correspondents accredited to the UN), Geneva overview as a global information resource for journalists. Introduced by … correspondents accredited to the UN), Geneva overview as a global information resource for journalists. Introduced by …
Disasters such as the earthquakes in Turkey (1999), Gujarat, India (2001) and Bam, Iran (2003) or the cyclones in Grenada, Haiti and the Philippines (2004) call to mind images of a large number of injured victims awaiting medical treatment and makeshift facilities operating under war-like conditions on the grounds of a severely damaged hospital. However…