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Better laws, safer communities? Emerging themes on how legislation can support disaster risk reduction
IFRC, 2013This short pamphlet sets out some preliminary findings from a 2-year comparative study of legislation for disaster risk reduction in 26 countries.
Better laws, safer communities? Emerging themes on how legislation can support disaster risk reduction
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Available online: http://www.ifrc.org/PageFiles/49635/IFRC_better-laws-safer-communities_2013.pdf
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Published by: IFRC ; 2013This short pamphlet sets out some preliminary findings from a 2-year comparative study of legislation for disaster risk reduction in 26 countries.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Capacity development ; Multi-hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) ; Legislation ; Case/ Case study ; Angola ; Ethiopia ; Albania ; Italy ; Kazakhstan ; Nepal ; Ukraine ; Austria ; Brazil ; China ; Guatemala ; India ; Madagascar ; Nicaragua ; Nigeria ; United States of America ; Vanuatu ; Viet Nam ; Algeria ; Australia ; Colombia ; Dominican Republic ; Ecuador ; Indonesia ; Namibia ; New Zealand ; Peru ; Philippines ; Saint Lucia ; Uruguay
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Biodiversity: delivering results in Europe and the CIS
World Bank, 2012This publication presents some of the outcomes of GEF-funded work managed by UNDP in Europe and the CIS that aims to conserve biodiversity
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Available online: http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/Environment%20and%20Energy/biodiver [...]
United Nations Development Programme ; Global Environment Facility
Published by: World Bank ; 2012This publication presents some of the outcomes of GEF-funded work managed by UNDP in Europe and the CIS that aims to conserve biodiversity
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Environment and landscape ; Environmental Protection ; Environmental policies ; Climate change ; Adaptation ; Case/ Case study ; Forest management ; Turkmenistan ; Russian Federation ; Kazakhstan ; Uzbekistan ; Belarus ; Hungary ; Türkiye ; Bulgaria ; Region VI - Europe
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Climate vulnerability monitor
DARA, 2012The Climate Vulnerability Monitor 2nd Edition reveals that climate change has already held back global development and inaction is a leading global cause of death. Harm is most acute for poor and vulnerable groups but no country is spared either the costs of inaction or the benefits of an alternative path.
Commissioned by the world’s most vulnerable countries and backed by high-level and technical panels, the new Monitor estimates human and economic impacts of climate change and the carbon economy for 184 countries in 2010 and 2030, across 34 indicators.
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Available online: http://daraint.org/climate-vulnerability-monitor/climate-vulnerability-monitor-2 [...]
Published by: DARA ; 2012 (2nd ed.)
The Climate Vulnerability Monitor 2nd Edition reveals that climate change has already held back global development and inaction is a leading global cause of death. Harm is most acute for poor and vulnerable groups but no country is spared either the costs of inaction or the benefits of an alternative path.
Commissioned by the world’s most vulnerable countries and backed by high-level and technical panels, the new Monitor estimates human and economic impacts of climate change and the carbon economy for 184 countries in 2010 and 2030, across 34 indicators.Notes: Pdf version [35Mb] available here
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Climate ; Climate change ; Vulnerability ; Afghanistan ; Albania ; Algeria ; Angola ; Antigua and Barbuda ; Argentina ; Armenia ; Austria ; Australia ; Azerbaijan ; Bahamas ; Bahrain ; Bangladesh ; Barbados ; Belarus ; Belgium ; Belize ; Benin ; Bhutan ; Bolivia, Plurinacional State of ; Bosnia and Herzegovina ; Botswana ; Brazil ; Bulgaria ; Brunei Darussalam ; Burkina Faso ; Burundi ; Cambodia ; Cameroon ; Canada ; Cape Verde ; Central Africa ; Chad ; Chile ; China ; Colombia ; Comoros ; Costa Rica ; Côte d'Ivoire ; Croatia ; Cuba ; Cyprus ; Czech Republic ; Democratic Republic of Congo ; Denmark ; Djibouti ; Dominica ; Dominican Republic ; Ecuador ; Egypt ; El Salvador ; Equatorial Guinea ; Eritrea ; Estonia ; Ethiopia ; Fiji ; Finland ; France ; Gabon ; Georgia ; Germany ; Ghana ; Greece ; Greenland ; Guatemala ; Guinea ; Guinea-Bissau ; Guyana ; Haiti ; Honduras ; Hungary ; Iceland ; India ; Indonesia ; Iran, Islamic Republic of ; Iraq ; Ireland ; Israel ; Italy ; Jamaica ; Japan ; Jordan ; Kazakhstan ; Kenya ; Kiribati ; Kuwait ; Kyrgyzstan ; Lao People’s Democratic Republic ; Latvia ; Lebanon ; Lesotho ; Liberia ; Libya (State of) ; Lithuania ; Luxembourg ; Republic of North Macedonia ; Madagascar ; Malawi ; Malaysia ; Maldives ; Mali ; Malta ; Marshall Islands ; Mauritania ; Mauritius ; Mexico ; Micronesia, Federated States of ; Republic of Moldova ; Mongolia ; Morocco ; Mozambique ; Namibia ; Nepal ; Netherlands ; Nicaragua ; Niger ; Nigeria ; Norway ; Democratic People's Republic of Korea ; Oman ; Pakistan ; Panama ; Papua New Guinea ; Paraguay ; Peru ; Philippines ; Poland ; Portugal ; Qatar ; Congo ; Romania ; Russian Federation ; Rwanda ; Saint Lucia ; Samoa ; Sao Tome and Principe ; Saudi Arabia ; Senegal ; Seychelles ; Sierra Leone ; Singapore ; Slovakia ; Slovenia ; Solomon Islands ; Somalia ; South Africa ; Republic of Korea ; Spain ; Sri Lanka ; Sudan ; Suriname ; Eswatini ; Sweden ; Switzerland ; Syrian Arab Republic ; Tajikistan ; United Republic of Tanzania ; Thailand ; Gambia ; Togo ; Tonga ; Trinidad and Tobago ; Tunisia ; Türkiye ; Turkmenistan ; Tuvalu ; Uganda ; Ukraine ; United Arab Emirates ; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ; United States of America ; Uruguay ; Uzbekistan ; Vanuatu ; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ; Viet Nam ; Yemen ; Zambia ; Zimbabwe ; Grenada ; Palau ; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Disaster risk reduction in school curricula: case studies from thirty countries
Selby David; Kagawa Fumiyo; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); et al. - UNESCO, 2012This publication captures key national experiences in the integration of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the curriculum, identifying good practice, noting issues addressed or still lacking, and reviewing learning outcomes. The study researched DRR related curriculum development and integration, pedagogy, student assessment, teacher professional development and guidance, learning outcomes and policy development, planning and implementation aspects covering thirty countries.
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Available online: http://www.preventionweb.net/files/26470_drrincurriculamapping30countriesfin.pdf
David Selby ; Fumiyo Kagawa ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ; United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (Switzerland)
Published by: UNESCO, UNICEF ; 2012This publication captures key national experiences in the integration of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the curriculum, identifying good practice, noting issues addressed or still lacking, and reviewing learning outcomes. The study researched DRR related curriculum development and integration, pedagogy, student assessment, teacher professional development and guidance, learning outcomes and policy development, planning and implementation aspects covering thirty countries.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)ISBN (or other code): 978-92-3-001087-4
Tags: Capacity development ; Education ; Natural hazards ; Avalanche ; Severe cold ; Tropical cyclone ; Drought ; Earthquake ; Flood ; Heat wave ; Locust infestation ; Landslide ; Tornado ; Tsunami ; Volcanic Eruption ; Wildfire ; Angola ; Armenia ; Bangladesh ; Benin ; British Caribbean Territories ; Cambodia ; Chile ; Costa Rica ; Cuba ; Egypt ; Fiji ; France ; Georgia ; Indonesia ; Japan ; Kazakhstan ; Lao People’s Democratic Republic ; Lesotho ; Madagascar ; Malawi ; Maldives ; Myanmar ; Nepal ; New Zealand ; Nicaragua ; Nigeria ; Peru ; Philippines ; Russian Federation ; Türkiye
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CAgM Report, 93. Experts for Collection of Case Studies of Economically Beneficial Agrometeorological Applications and Services and Other Success Stories in Agrometeorology for Policy Matters
Experts for Collection of Case Studies of Economically Beneficial Agrometeorological Applications and Services and Other Success Stories in Agrometeorology for Policy Matters
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Published by: WMO ; 2004
Collection(s) and Series: WMO/TD- No. 1202; CAgM Report- No. 93
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free), Hard copy (ill.)Tags: Commission for Agricultural Meteorology (CAgM) ; Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP) ; Socio-economic benefits ; Agrometeorology ; Weather service ; Case/ Case study ; Kazakhstan ; Ecuador ; France ; Sudan ; United States of America
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Statement at the opening of the fourteenth session of the Interstate Council on Hydrometeorology of the Countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States
Obasi G.O.P; World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - WMO, 2003 (SG's lectures, speeches, statements-No. 200)
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Statement on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the National Hydrometeorological Service of Kazakhstan
Obasi G.O.P; World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - WMO, 2003 (SG's lectures, speeches, statements-No. 201)
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Выступление по случаю 80-ой годовщины национальной гидрометеорологической службы Казахстана
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Statement at the opening of the thirteenth session of the Intergovernmental Council for Hydrometeorology of the Commonwealth of Independent States
Obasi G.O.P; World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - WMO, 2002 (SG's lectures, speeches, statements-No. 171)
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Выступление на открытии тринадцатой сессии межгосударственного совета по гидрометеорологии содружества независимых государств
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Statement at the opening of the ninth session of the Intergovernmental Council for Hydrometeorology of the Commonwealth of Independent States
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Выступление на открытии девятой сессии межгосударственного совета по гидрометеорологии содружества независимых государств
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Statement at the opening of the tenth session of the Intergovernmental Council for Hydrometeorology of the Commonwealth of Independent States
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Выступление на открытии Девятой сессии межгосударственного совета по гидрометеорологии содружества независимых государств
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Statement on the occasion of the second session of the Coordinating Committee on Caspian Sea Hydrometeorology and Pollution Monitoring
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