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Almost 2 weeks following the deadly tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands of people in the Indian Ocean region, Sálvano Briceño notes 10 valuable lessons to be learned from the disaster.
This resource looks at the ways in which private sectors can contribute to disaster prevention and response while focusing on the cooperation as the key factor in achieving the set goals.
A film focusing on adaptation to the effects of Climate Change that we have to face now and in the future.
This presentation covered topics including-1. Introduction to Pre-disaster recovery planning2. Pre-plan for recovery
The framework has provided as a starting point an initial core set of principles and goals to understand, and thus guide and monitor, disaster risk reduction. As one reads to the right across the...
A key objective for a global strategy aiming to reduce the impacts of natural and technological hazards is the development of national mechanisms for disaster risk reduction. These mechanisms are...
Drought is a normal part of climate; an extreme climatic event, often described as a natural hazard. Drought by itself does not trigger an emergency. Whether or not it becomes an emergency depends...
The aim of the proposed African Regional Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction is to contribute to the attainment of sustainable development and poverty eradication by facilitating the integration...
The Framework for Action embodied in this document reflects the conceptual underpinnings of the ISDR and identifies the supporting institutional arrangements based on resolutions of the United...
The ISDR Secretariat presents these basic definitions on disaster risk reduction to promote a common understanding on this subject and for use by the public, authorities and practitioners. The...