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Over the years and in recent times Kenya has been exposed to a variety of disasters such as drought, floods, fires, and emerging disasters including HIV/AIDS and terrorism among others. The...
This study has entailed review and analysis of existing national level Disaster Risk Reduction policies and programmes including those of the Kenya government, bilateral and multi-lateral agencies...
This document reviews the coordination of disaster mitigation, preparedness and response among the Civil Protection actors of South Eastern Europe (SEE), identifying needs both with respect to...
GFDRR annual report 2009. This document reports on GFDRR interventions in 2009 and its achievement in maturing into a leading global player in disaster risk reduction and sustainable recovery, a...
This thematic review report on urban risk reduction in Asia was prepared by the Asia Regional Task Force on Urban Risk Reduction (RTF-URR) in the context of progress review in the implementation...
Contribution to the Annual Forum of the International Recovery Platform (IRP) 26-27 January 2009, Kobe, Japan The purpose of this paper is to provide an introductory review of the current status...
This regional analysis reviews progress in the Asia-Pacific region towards achieving the expected outcomes of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)'s Priority 3: using knowledge, innovation...
While many people are aware of the terrible impact of disasters throughout the world, few realize that this is a problem that we can do something about. This report, Living with Risk: A Global...
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 (...
The disaster management community has developed a significant body of knowledge and tools over the past decades for managing climate-related risks associated with natural variability in the...