Documents and publications

Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

Namibia is classified as an arid to semi-arid country with an average rainfall of less than 500 mm. This coupled with a high degree of variation in rainfall from year to year renders the country prone to drought disasters. On the other hand, the country

Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

Le Maroc a connu, lors de la dernière décennie (1994-2004), plusieurs catastrophes naturelles (séismes, inondations, crues torrentielles, invasions acridiennes, désertification, sécheresse, glissement de terrains …) et certains accidents technologiques

Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.

Portugal has made an effort in order to create legislation addressing disaster risk. For example, municipalities are obliged to identify flood risk areas and to use information in their Municipal Land use Plans; there are laws concerning prevention