National policies, plans and risk and governance profile(s)

Documents and publications
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.
Documents and publications

This assessment report summarizes the effectiveness of SDC disaster risk reduction (DRR) commitments in 2010. The assessment provides information about the resources invested by Switzerland for the reduction of risks from natural hazards, the areas in

Documents and publications

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.

Documents and publications

How can the synergies between local government institutions and producer organizations be strengthened within the framework of an natural resource management and disaster risk management agenda in the context of climate change?

This policy brief

Documents and publications

In Spanish:

El presente Manual está destinado a servir como guía para reparar y reforzar las viviendas de albañilería dañadas por el sismo ocurrido del 15 de agosto de 2007 en la Región Ica. Adicionalmente, se busca, a través del Manual, proporcionar

Documents and publications

This publication presents grassroots women's initiatives from five different countries (Czech Republic, India, Kenya, Peru and Russia) providing insights into the participation of local communities in decentralized decision making and local governance

Documents and publications

In Spanish:

Esta publicación recoge resultados de los esfuerzos de la Fundación Natura y WWF por asegurar el mantenimiento de la integridad ecológica de los ecosistemas de montaña de la Cordillera Real Oriental de Colombia, Ecuador y Perú. Estudios

Documents and publications

This paper describes the project "Adaptive Learning Mechanism on Tsunami Preparedness in Coastal Communities of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile" (2009-2010). The overall objective of the project is to develop awareness and resilience in communities

View more Knowledge Base entries

Further DRR country-level resources

IRP resources on Peru
The International Recovery Platform strengthens knowledge and information on building back better in recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction.

Explore the Knowledge Base

PreventionWeb's knowledge base contains more than 75,000 entries and is updated daily.

Bookshelves in a library.
Type of content
Explore all updates by their type: news, publications, resource guides and more.
Thai people making sandbags to prevent flooding during the monsoon season in Bangkok, Thailand
Themes
Explore by the DRR theme: Human, economic, governance, science, environment and more.
Different symbols of hazards and disasters.
Hazards
Explore by the hazard type: floods, heat, landslides, drought and more.
Airplane from above
Resource guides
Keep up to date with various DRR topics and emerging trends.

Is this page useful?

Yes No
Report an issue on this page

Thank you. If you have 2 minutes, we would benefit from additional feedback (link opens in a new window).