Documents and publications

The report summarize SEEDS' activities in 2005-06, a year that has seen one of the worst natural catastrophes in history, with the indian ocean tsunami of December 2004, and has also witnessed significant changes at national government level as well as

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

This handbook provides an overview of the UNFCCC of August 2006. It focuses on the institutional framework of the Convention and the actions taken by the conference of the parties to the convention. It touches on some aspects of the Kyoto Protocol but it

Following the application of Hungary for the EU Solidarity Fund following the floods in April 2006, an analysis was carried out on flood extent and the land use in the flooded areas. This document gives an overview of measured river discharge and water

This publication is one of a series produced under the project ‘Living with risk – sharing knowledge on disaster preparedness in the Himalayan region’, implemented by ICIMOD during a 15-month period in 2006 and 2007. The project was funded by the European

On February 13, 2001, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred about 40 km East-Southeast of the capital city of San Salvador. It was the second major damaging earthquake to strike El Salvador in 1 month. On January 13, 2001, a moment magnitude (Mw) 7.6

This manual describes in brief the background, purpose, production and distribution of Flood Hazard Maps, as well as their verified effectiveness and current usage in Japan. Realistic questions on the evacuation of local residents in the event of flood

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