Documents and publications

Environment Alert Bulletin no. 3.

Wildland fires annually burn an area half the size of Australia and generate nearly 40% of total anthropogenic carbon dioxyde (CO2). Their impact in terms of deforestation, climate change and loss of biodiversity is

Environmental Science and Policy , vol. 8, pp. 579-588, doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2005.06.010; Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Working Paper 40:

This article asserts that the potential for developing synergies between climate change mitigation and

The goal of this Policy Note is to influence policy makers and development partners in the Pacific Islands region to undertake risk management of natural hazards and minimize the future impacts of natural disasters, climate change and sea level rise. As a

This revised handbook incorporates new and significant developments while refining and improving the methodology for damage assessment contained in several sections included in the first version published in 1991. In that respect, special reference should

Key global players in micro-insurance gathered in Mumbai under the auspices of Munich Re past week to discuss ways of taking micro insurance from knowledge to action, it is timely to discuss promotion of risk transfer for low income communities vulnerable

This report shows that billions of people in more than 100 countries are periodically exposed to at least one event of earthquake, tropical cyclone, flood or drought. It introduces a pioneering Disaster Risk Index (DRI) that measures the relative

This paper explores the links among natural disasters, climate change, and economic development. It attempts to outline a framework for thinking about these links. The paper summarizes the limited knowledge of the long term economic impact of natural

This study looks at the connection between poverty reduction and disaster risk management and it sees their inter linkage as essential for sustainable development. It proceeds from a complex notion of poverty that is not confined to the economic component