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Landslides occur at a high frequency throughout the mountainous regions of Guatemala, posing an elevated risk to communities and their infrastructure. A crucial component of the analysis of...
Comprehensive National Hazard Profile is an effective and powerful tool for mainstreaming Risk Management into development planning. It is also the first step for a country to develop evidence-...
This document can also be found on the official website of the National Building Research Organization at www.nbro.gov.lk
This guidelines has been...
Learning Objectives: By the end of this session participants should: 1. know the main characteristics of natural and security hazards 2. explain how to mitigate natural hazards 3. explain how to...
This map presents the Afghani natural hazards risk analyzis by province. The hazards analyzed are extreme winter hazards, earthquake hazards and river gradient.
This session will look at both the security hazards and the natural hazards that effect the construction and planning of settlements.
The World Health Organization’s Chemical Releases Caused by Natural Hazard Events and Disasters document provides guidelines and information to planners in the health sector and to public health...
The following topics are included in the report: Health hazards from paints during application Health hazards from paints in service; Health hazards from timber preservatives during application;...
Design and construction of houses to resist natural hazards in Bangladesh, particularly in relation to the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction.
Introduction to proceedings of the first international Housing & Hazards workshop to explore practical building for safety solutions. Dhaka, Bangladesh, 3-5 December 1996.