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Drought risk management: practitioner's perspectives from Africa and Asia
UNDP, 2012This report is one of the main outputs from UNDP DDC's activities of the Africa-Asia Drought Risk Management Peer Assistance Network (AADP), funded by the Government of Japan, in 2011. It reviews the current drought risk management (DRM) institutional and programmatic landscape in Africa and Asia and mapped out some of the main DRM capacity gaps and gap-filling opportunities, such as the value of indigenous knowledge, the economic impacts of drought and related political decision-making, risk assessment, early warning systems and awareness raising. It highlights important similarities in DRM i ...
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Documento de país DIPECHO, Ecuador 2012
ECHO, 2012Este documento nacional brinda una referencia común para la planificación de la Gestión de Riesgos de Desastres para los responsables gubernamentales, no gubernamentales e internacionales. Además, provee una perspectiva general de los avances y los desafíos de la gestión de riesgos en Ecuador para orientar la cooperación internacional y el fortalecimiento interinstitucional, a través de una serie de materiales de referencia básica y la colaboración interinstitucional que representa. El presente ha sido desarrollado bajo el liderazgo general de la Secretaría Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos (SNGR ...
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Documento de país DIPECHO, Bolivia 2012
Salamanca Luis Alberto; Condori Franklin; Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres (UN/ISDR) - UN/ISDR, 2012Este documento país de Bolivia representa un esfuerzo de colaboración entre los socios DIPECHO en el país y las autoridades nacionales para proporcionar un documento país para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres (RRD). Tiene como objetivo no sólo orientar la financiación ECHO / DIPECHO como los documentos país anteriores, sino proporcionar un enfoque más holístico de la RRD a nivel de los países.
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Documento de país DIPECHO, Venezuela 2012
República de Venezuela, 2012Este documento país de Venezuela representa un esfuerzo de colaboración entre los socios DIPECHO en el país y las autoridades nacionales para proporcionar un documento país para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres (RRD). Tiene como objetivo no sólo orientar la financiación ECHO / DIPECHO como los documentos país anteriores, sino proporcionar un enfoque más holístico de la RRD a nivel de los países.
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La gestión del riesgo de desastres en el Perú - Documento país 2012 : plan de acción DIPECHO 2011-2012
INDECI, 2012Este documento país de Peru representa un esfuerzo de colaboración entre los socios DIPECHO en el país y las autoridades nacionales para proporcionar un documento país para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres (RRD). Tiene como objetivo no sólo orientar la financiación ECHO / DIPECHO como los documentos país anteriores, sino proporcionar un enfoque más holístico de la RRD a nivel de los países.
La alianza mundial para el desarrollo: pasar de las palabras a los hechos - Grupo de Tareas sobre el desfase en el logro de los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio Informe de 2012
Naciones Unidas - Naciones Unidas, 2012El presente informe ha sido preparado por el Grupo de Tareas sobre el desfase en el logro de los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio, creado por el Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas para efectuar un mejor seguimiento del Objetivo de Desarrollo del Milenio 8 aprovechando la coordinación entre organismos. En el Grupo de Tareas están representados más de 20 organismos del sistema de las Naciones Unidas, además del Banco Mundial, el Fondo Monetario Internacional, la Organización de Cooperación y Desarrollo Económicos y la Organización Mundial del Comercio. El Programa de las Naciones Unida ...
Le partenariat mondial pour le développement : traduire la théorie en pratique - Groupe de réflexion sur le retard pris dans la réalisation des objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement Rapport de 2012
Nations Unies (UN) - Nations Unies, 2012Le présent rapport a été établi par le Groupe de réflexion sur le retard pris dans la réalisation des objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement créé par le Secrétaire général de l’Organisation des Nations Unies afin d’améliorer le suivi de la réalisation du huitième objectif en resserrant la coordination interorganisations. Plus de 20 organismes des Nations Unies sont représentés au Groupe de réflexion, y compris la Banque mondiale et le Fonds monétaire international, ainsi que l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques et l’Organisation mondiale du commerce. Le Programm ...
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Vínculos entre las dinámicas demográficas, los procesos de urbanización y los riesgos de desastres: una visión regional de América Latina
Fernandez Rogelio; Sanahuj Haris; United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT); et al. - UN/ISDR, 2012
Recommandations de la Table Ronde “La Valeur Ajoutée des Femmes dans la Protection Civile”
PPRD South, 2012
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Presentations - UNFCCC Workshop on Identification of Gaps and Challenges of Risk Management Approaches to the Adverse Effects of Climate Change
UNFCCC, 2011The SBI at its 33rd session requested the secretariat to organize, before its thirty-fifth session, a workshop to identify gaps and challenges in the implementation of risk management approaches to the adverse effects of climate change, building on the lessons learned and practical experience of international, regional and national organizations and the private sector.
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IWR Report, 2011-R-08. Flood risk management approaches : as being practiced in Japan, Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States
The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), the Dutch Rijkswaterstaat, the United Kingdom Environment Agency, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers agreed in 2009 to develop a document to explore risk-informed approaches as being practiced and developed primarily in those four countries. This document, the result of that collaboration, reflects contributions from agencies within the four participating nations but is not an official position of any government or international organization. It is organized around a conceptual framework developed to encomp ...
United Nations Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR 2011)
United Nations, 2011The 2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction was prepared while disasters have continued to wipe out the lives and livelihoods of millions. The impacts of the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti in January 2010 and floods in Pakistan in July 2010 show how disaster risk and poverty are closely interlinked. Meanwhile, in 2011, floods in Australia, the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, and the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster wreaking havoc in north-eastern Japan as this report goes to press are a stark reminder that developed countries are also very exposed. Less visi ...
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الدليل المنزلي = Lebanon disaster guide
UN/ISDR, 2011This disaster preparedness guide provides general information to help general public prepare for natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, land slides, storms, floods and fires. The booklet gives a brief orientation on what to do before, during and after a disaster strikes and identifies useful procedures and emergency tools that can be used in the event of an emergency.
Introduction to disaster risk reduction
This document gives an introduction to the concepts related to disaster risk reduction (DRR): disaster, risk, hazard, vulnerability, copying capacity, resilience, emergency and disaster management, DRR and disaster risk management. It describes the interaction between hazards, vulnerability and disaster risk, then presents a detailed explanation of these concepts. It also introduces a framework for DRR and addresses cross-cutting issues such as development, governance, gender and climate change adaptation.
Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Europe : a review of Risk Governance
UN/ISDR, 2011This study aims to analyse climate related disasters risk reduction governance in the European context. There will be a particular focus on the flow of information from researchers to policy makers and the way in which the decision-making process in climate adaptation and risk reduction is commonly managed. The study will confine itself to Europe and will look into practical cases of European regional and national adaptation strategies. It will also investigate specific projects and initiatives addressing Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).
At the crossroads : climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in Asia and the Pacific
UN/ISDR, 2011This report was prepared to provide a snapshot of how disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) are undertaken and integrated, if at all, in the Asia Pacific region. It does so by taking stock of past and ongoing regional initiatives and by looking into the role of certain organizations in the implementation process. It also discusses key developments in three areas—political, policy and institutional—which are instrumental in facilitating the integration of DRR and CCA agendas in the region. Concluding remarks and next steps to push the integration forward are presente ...
تقرير التقييم العاملي بشأن احلد من خماطر الكوارث لعام2011 :الكشف عن املخاطر وإعادة تعريف التنمية
الأمم المتحدة, 2011إن اإلصدار الثاني من تقرير التقييم العاملي بشأن احلد من مخاطر الكوارث الصادر عن األمم املتحدة يعتبر مصدراً لفهم وحتليل اخملاطر العاملية للكوارث في احلاضر واملستقبل. وتواصل الكوارث الكبيرة والصغيرة، من كارثة زلزال هايتي في يناير/كانون الثاني 2010 لتأثيرات الفيضانات األخيرة في بلدان مثل بنني والبرازيل، توضيح العالقة الوثيقة بني الكوارث والفقر
Informe de evaluación global sobre la reducción del riesgo de desastres (GAR 2011) : revelar el riesgo, replantear el desarrollo
Naciones Unidas, 2011Esta segunda edición del Informe de evaluación global sobre la reducción del riesgo de desastres de las Naciones Unidas proporciona un recurso para comprender y analizar el riesgo global de desastres hoy y en el futuro. Los desastres grandes y pequeños, desde la catástrofe de Haití en enero de 2010 hasta los impactos recientes de las inundaciones en países como Benín o Brasil, siguen demostrando la estrecha relación que existe entre los desastres y la pobreza.
Indicadores de riesgo de desastre y gestión de riesgos: El Salvador
IDB, 2011Este documento contiene los indicadores de riesgos de desastres y gestión del riesgo calculados para El Salvador (IDD, IVP, IDL e IGR) según la metodología desarrollada por el Banco. Este documento se refiere forma el Sistema de Indicadores cubre diferentes perspectivas de la problemática de riesgos de El Salvador y tiene en cuenta aspectos como: condiciones de daño o pérdidas potenciales debido a la probabilidad de eventos extremos, desastres o efectos sufridos de manera recurrente, condiciones socio-ambientales que facilitan que se presenten desastres, capacidad de recuperación macroeconómic ...
Réduction des risques de catastrophe: Bilan mondial (GAR 2011)
Nations Unies, 2011La deuxième édition du Bilan mondial sur la réduction des risques de catastrophe des Nations Unies est une ressource permettant de comprendre et d’analyser les risques de catastrophe à l’échelle mondiale aujourd’hui et à l’avenir. Des catastrophes plus ou moins graves, du séisme survenu en Haïti en janvier 2010 aux impacts récents des inondations dans des pays comme le Bénin ou le Brésil, continuent à mettre en évidence les rapports étroits entre les catastrophes et la pauvreté.
Investing in communities: the benefits and costs of building resilience for food security in Malawi : investing in disaster risk reduction activities in Malawi
This publication reports on a community-based cost benefit analysis of a disaster risk reduction (DRR) and food security programme in a Malawian agricultural community. The aim of this study is to assess programme activities for their cost-effectiveness and to gather evidence to help inform programming decisions taken by Tearfund, their partners and other NGOs. A second key aim is to inform policy-relevant recommendations to help convince governments, donors and UN agencies to act in a timely way and with appropriate interventions to address food insecurity, given the growing threat from droug ...
IOC Manuals and Guides, 50. Hazard awareness and risk mitigation in ICAM : Integrated Coastal Area Management
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM); United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); et al. - UNESCO, 2009These guidelines aim to assist policy makers and managers in the reduction of the risks to coastal communities, their infrastructure and service-providing ecosystems from tsunamis, storm surges and other coastal hazards within the phased framework of Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM). As a context for the procedures presented in the Guidelines, the full framework of the ICAM process is used. This shows how the assessment of coastal hazards and the mitigation of the risks in respect of those hazards can be embedded within the four phases of ICAM, each with its respective procedural step ...
The Global Alliance for disaster risk reduction : building safer, resilient communities
IFRC, 2008This document presents the International Federation's concern about disaster management and priority to ensure that disaster risk reduction is an integral part of its development work and that all its programmes work towards disaster risk reduction in an integrated and mutually supportive way.
Defusing disaster - reducing the risk : calamity is unnatural
IFRC, 2007This document addresses the risks that hazards bring as a Red Cross and Red Crescent priority. It presents their grassroots presence as an opportunity to tap into local knowledge, help communities identify the dangers they face, assess their capacities and vulnerabilities, and come up with solutions.
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Denmark national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction
Denmark - government, 1994This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Denmark, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
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Dominican Republic national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Dominican Republic, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as cyclone, flood, tsunami, earthquake and wild fire. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
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Norway national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction
Norway - government, 1994This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Norway, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, wild fire, land slide, avalanche and tsunami. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
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Botswana national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction
Botswana - government, 1994This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Botswana, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as drought and insect infestation. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
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British Virgin Islands national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in British Virgin Islands, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as hurricane, earthquake, tsunami, land slide and flood. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
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Bulgaria national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction
Bulgaria - government, 1994This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Bulgaria, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as earthquake, flood, landslide and wildfire. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
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Burkina Faso national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Burkina Faso, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, wild fire, drought and insect infestation. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
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Cameroon national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction
Cameroon - government, 1994This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Cameroon, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as earthquake, flood and release of toxic gas. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
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Canada national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction
RSC, 1994This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Canada, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, wild fire, earthquake, land slide and volcano. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
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Bermuda national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction
Bermuda - government, 1994This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Bermuda, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as earthquake, flood, volcanic eruption, tornado, wildfire and hurricane. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
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Colombia national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction
Colombia - government, 1994This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Colombia, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as earthquake, volcano, tsunami, storm, land slide and flood. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
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Cook Islands national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction
This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Cook Islands, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as drought, tsunami and cyclone. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
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Cost Rica national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction
Costa Rica - government, 1994This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Costa Rica, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, land slide, earthquake and volcano. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
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Austria national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction
Austria - government, 1994This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Austria, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as storm, avalanche, flood and landslide. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report provides an evaluation of Austria’s progress, achievements and challenges in disaster risk reduction during the first half of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), and highlights suggested activities and plans for the rest of ID ...
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Azerbaijan national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction
Azerbaijan - government, 1994^This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Azerbaijan, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as earthquake, landslide, flood and avalanche. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report provides an evaluation of Azerbaijan’s progress, achievements and challenges in disaster risk reduction during the first half of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), and highlights suggested activities and plans for th ...
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Bangladesh national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction
Bangladesh - government, 1994This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Bangladesh, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, storm, drought, and cyclone. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report provides an evaluation of Bangladesh’s progress, achievements and challenges in disaster risk reduction during the first half of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), and highlights suggested activities and plans for the rest of ...
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Bhutan national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction
Bhutan - government, 1994This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in Bhutan, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, earthquake and land slide. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
The report provides an evaluation of Bhutan’s progress, achievements and challenges in disaster risk reduction during the first half of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), and highlights suggested activities and plans for the rest of IDNDR.
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China national report prepared for the IDNDR mid-term review and the 1994 World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction
China - Government, 1993This report presents the institutional and legal framework for disaster risk reduction in China, and describes its common disaster risks and natural hazards, such as flood, drought and wild fire. It outlines the strategies, plans, projects and activities related to disaster prevention and risk management.
Weather and Climate Extremes
Weather and Climate Extremes provides academics, decision makers, international development agencies, nongovernmental organizations and civil society with publications on different aspects of research in weather and climate extremes, monitoring and early warning systems, assessment of vulnerability and impacts, developing and implementing intervention policies, effective risk management and adaptation practices to address local and regional needs and circumstances, engagement of local communities in the adoption of these practices to cope with extremes, and information and communication strate ...
Local Government Self-Assessment Tool
18 April 2012: As part of its Making Cities Resilient Campaign, the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) has launched the Local Government Self Assessment Tool, to support cities in managing disaster risk. UNISDR reports that 2011 was the worst year on record for economic losses from disasters.
The tool aims to increase understanding of disaster risk reduction (DRR), allowing cities to establish baselines and identify planning and investment gaps for risk reduction and climate change adaptation. According to UNISDR, the new tool has been piloted in over 20 c ...
Disaster Risk Reduction Programme (DRR)
Disaster risk reduction is at the core of the mission of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) of its 188 Members. WMO, through its scientific and technical programmes, its network of Global Meteorological Centres and Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres, and the NMHSs, provides scientific and technical services. This includes observing, detecting, monitoring, predicting and early warning of a wide range of weather–, climate- and water-related hazards. Through a coordinated approach, and working with its partners, ...
Global Platform for Disaster Reduction
The Global Platform for Disaster Reduction was established in 2007 as a biennial forum for information exchange, discussion of latest development and knowledge and partnership building across sectors, with the goal to improve implementation of disaster risk reduction through better communication and coordination amongst stakeholders. The Global Platform is managed by the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction.
The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is now the world’s foremost gathering of stakeholders committed to reducing disaster risk and building the resilience of ...
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