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This Collection is part of the 'Tsunami Disaster Channel' containing a number of case studies and reports relevant to tsunami disasters, where we try to find out what we have learnt from the past...
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...
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...
This document provides extracts from relevant sustainable development (development and environment), and humanitarian international policy initiatives during the period 1994-2003, following the...
This report addresses the creation and purpose of the National Platform for DRR in Indonesia.
These Guidelines are part of ongoing efforts by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Commission of the African Union (AU), the Secretariat of the NEPAD (New Partnership for Africa's...
The IDSR Library for Disaster Reduction. "This Library focuses initially on addressing the needs of countries most affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster of 26 December 2004, and is...
The Report is the first biennial global assessment of disaster risk reduction prepared in context of the implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR). The ISDR,...
This document provides a synopsis of the discussions held during the 2013 Global Platform and the documents submitted in support of those consultations. It is meant to provide a summary...
This publication presents a collection of 18 indigenous practices which were developed over time in the communities in the Asia-Pacific region. Types of disasters include earthquake, cyclone (...