China

This book is the result of a two-year study of domestic institutional processes in Asia to address climate change issues, national circumstances that impede countries from fully participating in the international debate and elements of a plausible climate

This book, consisting of two parts, the theory of Total Disaster Risk Management (TDRM) and good practices for disaster risk management, was compiled for the purpose of promoting TDRM as a comprehensive approach to disaster risk reduction worldwide.

Using existing international databases that track disaster occurrence and humanitarian costs, this research attempts to improve understanding of how climate change may affect international humanitarian spending. Employing four distinct methodological

Full report of the China team

This is a summary of a report on climate change adaptation research knowledge and capacity gaps in China, commissioned by DFID (UK) and IDRC (Canada) to consider support for a programme of applied research on climate

This book is the latest in a series of volumes addressing natural disasters, and how their impact can be reduced by effective capacity building and prevention strategies.

A fully illustrated, 200-page book, Risk Wise offers perspectives, case studies and

IHDP Update issue 2, 2008

The signals of climate change are particularly visible in mountains, exactly because of the mountains' verticality. The verticality of mountains defies gravity, setting up an epic conflict mediated by a host of geomorphic

IHDP Update issue 1, 2008

In September 2007, 18 scholars from six countries met in Beijing to discuss research needs about Integrated Risk Governance (IRG). In the past years, the risk analysis community has made tremendous progress in dealing with a

This map illustrates population density within and outside of a 10m Low Elevation Coastal Zone: Eastern China.
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. (2007).

Country-level estimates of urban, rural and