Bhutan

This document addresses preparedness as an important investment against natural and man-made disasters. Through good practices, it urges the humanitarian community, governments and regional bodies to use preparedness thinking to be aware of risks, to

This report is a synthesis of a risk assessment study of South Asian Region (SAR) countries. The study gives an overview of the SAR hazard risk and vulnerability assessment providing a major natural hazard risk overview and vulnerability assessment. It

This Joint Rapid Assessment presents an assessment of the damage and loss following the 2011 earthquake in Bhutan. A framework for early recovery, reconstruction, and disaster risk reduction is also presented in the latter section of this Assessment.

This calendar has been developed to help better prepare for food-related emergencies. It works by combining the most authoritative data on seasonal hazards like floods, droughts, pests and cyclones with information about crop cycles and weather patterns.

This article discusses the drivers of climate change in the HinduKush Himalayan region. It describes the geological and climatically induced hazards, such as earthquakes, heavy rainfalls, floods, glacial lake outburst floods and landslides, and their

This report outlines lessons learnt regarding the principal effects of climate change on 15 cities in low-income countries, and what makes them vulnerable to these effects. Coastal cities are susceptible to a rise in sea level and are made vulnerable by

This declaration lays out a number of commitments countries will work towards to advance the rights of the nearly 1.2 billion children in the Asia-Pacific Region. It focuses on regional cooperation in three key areas: (i) disaster risk reduction; (ii)

The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2009-11 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.