Governance

This study, commissioned by the ICIMOD as a part of the Global Mountain Initiative is broadly concerned with understanding and evaluating the land policies, the land management practices, and land degradation that have resulted over time in the Hindu Kush

This UNEP report is a collaborative effort of the UNEP Disaster Management Branch in Nairobi, Kenya and the UNEP International Environmental Technology Center in Osaka, Japan. It was developed in cooperation with the UNEP-OCHA Joint Unit in Geneva

This document builds on the Indian Ocean tsunami and the catastrophic 2005 hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico to issue a wake-up call for the global community, dramatically drawing attention to the vulnerability of tropical coastal ecosystems and the

Integrated Flood Management (IFM) addresses issues of human security and sustainable development from a perspective of flood management, within the framework of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). Floods play a major role in replenishing

In 1987 and 1988, Bangladesh experienced disastrous floods from the Brahmaputra and Ganges rivers. These events stimulated considerable international interest in helping Bangladesh deal with its flood problem. In June 1989, the World Bank agreed to a

GTZ is a German international cooperation enterprise which promotes sustainable development all around the world. It provides long-term solution to achieve socio-political, economic and ecological development in a globalized world, mostly through

This manual is about how to protect children from sexual violence and sexual exploitation, specifically in disaster and emergency situations. It is not intended to be an academic, rather a practical guide that will be of use to people working directly in

This document illustrates the application to the Kafue river basin of the "Strategy for flood management", a tool which brings to the fore the proactive and integrated ways of managing floods for the sustainable development of our flood plains. The