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Disaster risk management

Disaster risk management is the application of disaster risk reduction policies and strategies to prevent new disaster risk, reduce existing disaster risk and manage residual risk, contributing to the strengthening of resilience and reduction of disaster losses.

Latest Disaster risk management additions in the Knowledge Base

Cover and source: Government of Jamaica
Documents and publications

A preliminary assessment of the agricultural sector in the aftermath of Hurricane Dean

This final report provides a breakdown of damages per parish and by industry. The preliminary assessments, as well as the responses from International Development Partners were instrumental in crafting strategies to respond appropriately to the crisis.
Documents and publications

L'évaluation et la prévention du risque du tsunami sur les côtes françaises en métropole et outre-mer

Ce rapport final porte sur l’évaluation et la prévention du risque de tsunami dans les côtes françaises, en métropole et en Outre-mer.
Documents and publications

Protection of cultural heritage: handbook - School of civil protection

This handbook aims at being used as guide to reduce the impact of disasters in cultural heritage properties. It describes the principles and the essential phases for planning a framework of risk preparedness for different forms of cultural heritage. The

Documents and publications

Aceh flood: damage and loss assessment

This report provides a summary of data collected in the flood assessment.
Cover and source: Government of Vietnam
Policies and plans

Vietnam: National strategy for natural disaster prevention, response and mitigation to 2020

The general goal of the national strategy for natural disaster prevention, response and mitigation to 2020 is to mobilize all resources to effectively implement disaster prevention, response and mitigation from now up to 2020.
Earthquake 2006 Indonesia Preliminary Damage and Loss Assessment
Documents and publications

Preliminary Damage and Loss Assessment - Yogyakarta and Central Java Natural Disaster

This report presents a preliminary assessment of the damage and losses caused by the May 2006 earthquake that struck Yogyakarta and Central Java.
Policies and plans

National disaster disk management framework - Bhutan

The Royal Government of Bhutan is making systematic efforts to move towards adopting a strategy of holistic disaster management involving and encompassing every administrative wing as well as the common people to inculcate a mindset of prevention.
Documents and publications

Integrating traditional knowledge systems & concern for cultural & natural heritage into risk management strategies

This document presents the proceedings of the special session which had two main themes in the context of the ICCROM/World Heritage Centre partnership, to promote the integration of the traditional knowledge systems into risk management strategies.
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