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This map depicts the countries participating in, and location of National Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction, of the ECHO-funded UNISDR media trainings on disaster risk reduction in 2010-2011.

The media have an important role to play in creating

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Responding to a G20 mandate, this publication brings together the experiences of G20 countries in protecting their populations and assets against natural hazards, recognizing the urgent need to integrate risk consideration at all levels of development

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Working together in Europe and the Mediterranean for the prevention of disasters, preparedness and response:

The objective of this plan is to provide a political and technical instrument containing priorities and guidelines for the action of the European

Policies and plans

A nation-wide earthquake strategy and action plan prepared under coordination of DEMP’s Earthquake Advisory Council representatives from an array of public agencies active in the area, academicians and practitioners, described as an "achievement of new

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This publication outlines the 12 most important humanitarian lessons from the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) peer reviews, profiles examples of good donor behaviour highlighted in the peer reviews, and sketches out the challenges donors still

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Working Paper # 2012-07, March 2012:

This paper discusses a methodology that makes use of advanced probabilistic catastrophe models to estimate benefits of disaster risk reduction (DRR) measures, especially for low- and middle income countries, which have

Documents and publications

PWS-17; WMO/TD No. 1409:

This document presents some examples of how to effectively communicate weather information across a range of services delivery methods and information types. Examples include graphical presentations on the Internet and television

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This book examines the interplay between natural disasters, vulnerability, and sustainable development. It provides a quantitative study on the interplay between sustainable development and natural disasters in twenty countries during a period from 1960

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