Documents and publications

This report is a summary of the Microinsurance Conference 2007 held in Mumbai, India, jointly hosted by the CGAP Working Group on microinsurance, the Munich Re Foundation and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) with the support of

With conventional force-based seismic design, the most important information for the structural engineer has been the effective peak ground acceleration. This number is comparatively insignificant in displacement-based or performance-based seismic design

Since, October 11, 2005 early hours AIDMI team is in Kashmir assessing losses and needs. The biggest gap found is of understanding earthquake. Five key gaps are addressed here. From Kutch to Kashmir: Lessons for Use Understanding India's vulnerability

Since the 1995 great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake, Japan has been plagued by several natural disasters, including eruptions, torrential rains and more earthquakes, which all have emphasized the need to compile hazard maps as a part of disaster prevention

Earthquakes are an unavoidable part of Kathmandu Valley’s future, just as they have been a part of its past. However, a large earthquake near the Kathmandu Valley today would cause significantly greater human loss, physical damage, and economic crisis

The NEDIES project is being conducted at Ispra by the Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen (IPSC), formerly the Institute for Systems, Informatics and Safety (ISIS), of the EC Joint Research Centre (JRC). The objective of the project

A team assembled by GeoHazards International (GHI) conducted an initial assessment of earthquake vulnerabilities in Dharamsala, India from September 2-5, 2006, with funding from the Flora Family Foundation. Dharamsala is located in the foothills of the

Recognizing the high disaster risk faced by Metro Manila, various organizations and local stakeholders have initiated the development of a Disaster Risk Management Master Plan (DRMMP) to guide the integration of a risk reduction agenda into ongoing