World: Living With Risk: A Global Review of Disaster Reducation Initiatives
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: WorldAiming to foster awareness, public commitment, knowledge and partnerships to implement risk reduction measures of all kinds and at...
View ArticleBangladesh: 10 lessons learned from the South Asia tsunami of 26 December 2004
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, ThailandSálvano Briceño, Director, Inter-agency secretariat of the...
View ArticleWorld: Let our Children Teach us! A Review of the Role of Education and...
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: WorldThis review examines good practices to reduce disaster risk through education, knowledge and innovation (including efforts to...
View ArticleWorld: Global Survey of Early Warning Systems - An assessment of capacities,...
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: WorldIf an effective tsunami early warning system had been in place in the Indian Ocean region on 26 December 2004, thousands of lives...
View ArticleWorld: Lessons for a Safer Future: Drawing on the Experience of the Indian...
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: WorldThe 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was one of the worst disasters in living memory, causing immense suffering for millions...
View ArticleIndonesia: Lessons for a safer future: Drawing on the experience of the...
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: Indonesia, Thailand, Sri LankaLessons for a Safer Future: Drawing on the experience of the Indian Ocean tsunami disasterThe 26 December...
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World: Gender Perspective: Working Together for Disaster Risk Reduction -...
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: WorldSuccessful implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action requires the full, active and balanced participation of women and men,...
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World: Towards a Culture of Prevention: Disaster Risk Reduction Begins at School
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganizationCountry: WorldVarious initiatives have been taken worldwide to make school buildings safer...
View ArticleWorld: Disaster Preparedness for Effective Response: Guidance and Indicator...
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: WorldOver the past two decades, the number of recorded disasters has doubled from approximately 200 to over 400 per year. Nine out of...
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World: Reducing Risk through Environment in Recovery Operations: An Initial...
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, UN Environment ProgrammeCountry: Bangladesh, Myanmar, WorldIntroductionThe theme for this year’s Forum of the International Recovery Platform...
View ArticleWorld: Adaptation to Climate Change by Reducing Disaster Risks: Country...
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: WorldWith the threat of increased disasters from climate change, many countries are already taking steps to reduce their vulnerability...
View ArticleWorld: United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)...
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: WorldThe objectives of the 2009 independent evaluation of the UNISDR secretariat are to assess UNISDR's performance over the past four...
View ArticleWorld: Local Governments and Disaster Risk Reduction: Good Practices and...
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: WorldUrban risk, city planning and the role of local governments in dealing with risk reduction have been recognized as key factors to...
View ArticleWorld: Early Warning Practices Can Save Lives: Selected Examples - Good...
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: WorldThis publication is a compilation of good practices and lessons learned on early warning systems at different scales. Covered are...
View ArticleWorld: Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 Mid-Term Review
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: WorldThis report presents the findings of the Mid-Term Review of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) aimed at critically analyzing the...
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World: GFDRR track I: Strengthening regional and global partnerships for...
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, GFDRRCountry: WorldThis report provides a five year retrospective on the experiences and successes of the Track I of the Global Facility for...
View ArticleWorld: UN system task team on the post-2015 UN development agenda: building...
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: WorldThis is the second Thematic Think Piece on Disaster Risk and Resilience developed by UN entities to support discussions on the...
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World: Business and disaster risk reduction: good practices and case studies
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: France, Japan, Mozambique, Philippines, United States of America, WorldOverviewThe UNISDR Private Sector Advisory Group represents the...
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Japan: Private sector strengths applied: good practices in disaster risk...
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: JapanThis document presents a selection of fourteen case studies focusing on good practices and lessons learned by the private sector in...
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World: Ten-Year Review on Progress Towards and Contributions Made by the...
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, WorldExecutive SummaryThe purpose of this report is to appraise...
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