Documents and publications

The purpose of this book is to help all students of geography to have a better understanding of the subject so that they are well prepared to combat it. It is expected that senior students of the school take up the initiative of preparing the school

This document was designed by ActionAid to provide an interpretation of the Hyogo Framework specifically suitable for children and young people.

The project "Sustainability of Community Based Disaster Management" (CBDM) was a three year research project. The goal of the project is to achieve safety and sustainability of livelihoods for effective disaster mitigation, focusing on three key elements

EFA Strategic Planning

Emergency situations, caused by armed conflict, chronic crises or natural disasters, are a major constraint to the achievement of Education for All. Yet children and adolescents in refugee, internal displacement, returnee or other

Environmental Science and Engineering
Subseries: Environmental Science

In many parts of the world, climatic variations are recognized as one of the major factors contributing to land degradation impacting on agricultural systems performance and

This report examines the similar aims and mutual benefits of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction (DRR) and explores how adaptation and DRR policy makers, experts and practitioners must communicate and collaborate with each other

This is ILO proposals for reconstruction, rehabilitation and recovery of the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami-affected countries in Asia.

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has been promoting the integration of disaster management in development planning, the operational use of space technology in operational disaster management and regional