About 100 background papers and case studies contributed to developing the analysis of this Report. Most final papers are represented here. Background papers are organized by chapters for which they were prepared.

Chapter 2

• Disasters, Vulnerability and Resilience from a Macro-Economic Perspective, Lessons from the Empirical Evidence Baritto, F. (2009)
• Disasters in Developing Countries. Sustainable Development: A conceptual framework for strategic action Corrales and Miquilena (2008)

Chapter 3

• Assessing the Link between Natural Disasters and Poverty: The Case of El Salvador. Presented at Disaster Risk–Poverty Regional Workshop, Mexico DF, 30–31 October, 2008. Organised by RBLAC, UNDP Baez, J. E. and Santos, I. V. (2008)
• Disaster Risk and Poverty in Latin America: The Case of Ecuador. RPP LAC – MDGs and Poverty – 09/2008, RBLAC-UNDP, New York Calero, C., R. Maldonado and A. Molina. (2008)
• Sri Lanka National Report on the Disaster Risk, Poverty and Human Development Relationship. DRAFT Disaster Management Center (Sri Lanka), UNDP Sri Lanka and UNDP Regional Centre Bangkok (2009)
• Assessing the Relationship between Natural Hazards and Poverty: A conceptual and methodological proposal Fuente, A. d. l. Revi, A. and Luis-Felipe Calva (2008)
• Disasters, Growth and Poverty in Africa: Revisiting the Microeconomic Evidence Fuente, A. d. l. and Dercon, S. (2008)
• Summary table: Case studies from Africa
• Disaster Risk and Poverty in Latin America: The Peruvian Case Study. Group of Analysis for Development – GRADE. New York. RBLAC–UNDP Glave, M., Fort, R. and Rosemberg, C. (2008)
• “Evidence and Policy Lessons on the Link between Disaster Risk and Poverty in Latin America: Summary of Regional Studies”, RPP LAC – MDGs and Poverty – 10/2008, RBLAC-UNDP, New York López-Calva, L. F. and E. Ortiz. (2008)
• Marco General de Riesgo en México. RBLAC–UNDP (Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Development Programme) New York. UNDP Mansilla, E. (2008)
• Afectacion en viviendas por desastres y marginacion en Mexico. DRAFT Mansilla, E. (2008)
• Sintesis del marco general de riesgo en el Salvador. DRAFT Mansilla, E. (2008)
• Análisis de La Relación Entre Amenazas Naturales y Condiciones de Vida: El Caso de Bolivia Rada, E. P. d. and Fernández, D. P. (2008)
• Patrones de manifestaciones de riesgo extensivo en la región Andina: Los casos de Colombia, Ecuador y Bolivia. IPP LAC – ODMs y Pobreza – 07/2008, RBLAC-UNDP, New York Ramírez, F. (2008)
• Evidence and Policy Lessons on the Link between Disaster Risk and Poverty in Asia: Summary of regional studies. UNDP Regional Centre Bangkok Revi, A. (2008)
• The Impact of Natural Disasters on Human Development and Poverty at the Municipal Level in Mexico. RPP-LAC MDGs and Poverty – 09/ 2008. New York. RBLAC-UNDP Rodriguez-Oreggia, E., de la Fuente, A. and de la Torre. R. (2008)
• Assessment of Risk: Nepal Final UNDP Nepal and NSET (2008)
• Analisis del riesgo extensivo, Urbanización de los riesgos y su expansión territorial en América Latina. OSSO (2008)
  • Anexo 1 Selección de fichas asociadas con Riesgo Intensivo
  • Anexo 2 Manifestaciones del Riesgo Intensivo y Extensivo ARGENTINA
  • Anexo 3 Manifestaciones del Riesgo Intensivo y Extensivo BOLIVIA
  • Anexo 4 Manifestaciones del riesgo intensivo y extensivo COLOMBIA
  • Anexo 5 Manifestaciones intensivas y extensivas del riesgo ECUADOR
  • Anexo 6 Manifestaciones intensivas y extensivas del riesgo COSTA RICA
  • Anexo 7 Manifestaciónes del riesgo intensivo y extensivo MEXICO
  • Anexo 8 Manifestaciones del Riesgo Intensivo y Extensivo PERÚ
  • Anexo 9 Manifestaciones del riesgo intensivo y extensivo VENEZUELA
  • Anexo 10 Cities with more than 100,000 population
  • Anexo 11 Urbanización, marginalización y prefiguración de desastres en ciudades “medianas” de países en desarrollo

Chapter 4

• Ecosystems and Disaster Risk Reduction. United Nations Environment Programme and Stockholm Resilience Center. Duraiappah, A., Dolcemascolo, G., Fleiner, R., Peterson, G. and Stephens, J. (2008)
• The Disaster Risk–Poverty Nexus: a review of the literature. Juneja, S. (2008)
• Urban Development and Intensive and Extensive Risk. London. IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development) Dodman, D., Hardoy, J. and Satterthwaite, D. (2008)
• Rural Disaster Risk–Poverty Interface. Brighton. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex. Sabates-Wheeler, R., Devereux, S., Mitchell, T., Tanner, T., Davies, M. and Leavy, J. (2008)

Chapter 5

• Thematic overview of Urban Risk Reduction in Asia Asian Regional Task Force on Urban Risk Reduction (2009)
• Sub-Regional Report on Disaster Risk Reduction and the Current Status of Implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action in South East Asia ASEAN (2008)
• State of the Practice in Disaster Risk Management: Urban Risk. Earthquake Megacities Initiative Bendimerad, F. (2008)
• Implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action in the South Asia region SAARC SDMC (2008)
• Progress Report (2007 – 2009) on the Implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action for the Pacific Islands Region SOPAC (2008)
• National in-depth review: Implementation of the Hyogo Framework. Prepared for the 2007–2009 HFA Progress Review. UNISDR Egypt (2008)
• National in depth Review: Implementation of the Hyogo Framework. Prepared for the 2007–09 HFA Progress Review Philippines (2008)
• National in-depth review: Implementation of the Hyogo Framework. Prepared for the 2007–2009 HFA Progress Review. UNISDR Tajikistan (2008)
• In-depth Review of Mainstreaming Risk Reduction into Public Investment in Latin America. November 2008. Coordinated by UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) and GTZ (Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit) von Hesse, M., Kamiche, J. and de la Torre, C. (2008)
• Thematic Progress Review on Recovery International Recovery Platform (IRP) Secretariat (2009)
• Early Recovery, Vulnerability Reduction and Disaster Risk Reduction. Early Recovery Team, Geneva UNDP/BCPR (2009)
• Thematic Progress Review: Emergency Preparedness Section (EPS), Assessing Progress on implementing the Hyogo Framework (2005 – 2015), Priority for Action 5 UNOCHA (2009)
• Drought Risk Reduction – Assessing Progress on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action. UNISDR Africa, Nairobi. DRAFT Drought Network (2008)
• The Disaster Risk Reduction Process: A Gender Perspective UNISDR (United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction) Secretariat and Gender Disaster Network (2008)
• Implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action in Europe. FINAL DRAFT, UNISDR Europe, Geneva UNISDR (2008)
• Implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action in Asia-Pacific. UNISDR Bangkok UNISDR (2008)
• Thematic Progress Review on Early Warning Systems World Meteorological Organisation, FAO, the Global Fire Monitoring Centre (GFMC), the IFRC, the Platform for the Promotion of Early Warning of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR-PPEW), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), UN OCHA, UNU, UNDP, UNEP, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, UNICEF, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), UNOSAT of UNITAR, the World Bank, WFP, and WHO. (2009)
• Supporting National Level Disaster Risk Reduction in Colombia: Case study World Bank (2008)
• GFDRR Case Study: Central American Probabilistic Risk Assessment (CAPRA). Case Study. Project information also available online World Bank’s url: http://go.worldbank.org/YJ5KU1G5R0 Washington DC. World Bank World Bank (2008)
• Supporting Disaster Mitigation at the National and Local Level in Saint Lucia. Case study World Bank (2008)
• Supporting Natural Disaster Vulnerability Reduction at the National and Municipal Level in Nicaragua. Case study World Bank (2008)
• Supporting Disaster Risk Reduction at the National and Municipal Level in Yemen. Case study. World Bank (2008)
• Opportunities in Environmental Management for Disaster Risk Reduction: Recent Progress UNEP- UNISDR PEDRR (Partnership on Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction) (2008)
• Centroamérica a 10 Años de Mitch. Reflexiones en Torno a La Reducción del Riesgo. Washington DC. World Bank Mansilla, E. (2008)

Chapter 6

• Relationships between Local and Community Disaster Risk Management and Poverty Reduction: A Preliminary Exploration Lavell, A. (2008)
• Innovations in Finance for Disaster Risk Management. ProVention Consortium. Geneva O’Donnell, I. (2009)
• Sustainable Livelihoods for Poverty and Disaster Risk Reduction: AFRICA REVIEW. Pharoah, R. (2008)
• Disaster risk and poverty in South Asia. Colombo. Unpublished Duryog Nivaran (2008)