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Framework document resulting from the 18-22 January 2005 World Conference on Disaster Reduction held in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. This conference was hosted by UNISDR: the United Nations Office for...
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
This document can also be found on the official website of UNISDR at https://www.unisdr.org/
This chapter is part of the series Words into Action...
This is a interim report submitted to UN-ISDR on the progress of the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) by the Government of the Philippines.
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...