Documents and publications

Explore a comprehensive collection of publications, reports, and documents that focus on disaster risk and resilience.

These resources offer insights, best practices, and research aimed at mitigating the impact of disasters. Whether you're seeking the latest research, policy recommendations, or case studies, this library supports knowledge sharing and informed decision-making in building safer, more resilient communities.

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Educational materials

23 September 2024

Child friendly disaster preparedness bag check list

This practical guide highlights essential things to pack in a child-friendly disaster preparedness bag in case the need to immediately evacuate arises.

Documents and publications

23 September 2024

Project report- Local resilience building in Ukraine: Recommendations

The Local Resilience Building in Ukraine project sought to support the engagement of Ukrainian cities and regions in the global Making Cities Resilient 2030 initiative, which works towards developing local strategies for disaster risk reduction (DRR).

Policies and plans

23 September 2024

National climate resilience framework

The first-ever National Climate Resilience Framework establishes a vision for a climate-resilient nation and guidance for resilience-related activities and investments by the federal government and its partners.

Documents and publications

23 September 2024

The impact of urbanization on surface runoff and flood prevention strategies: A case study of a traditional village

This study quantitatively analyzes how reconstruction activities caused changes in surface runoff and flooding disasters in Hezhai Village.

Documents and publications

23 September 2024

Advancing innovative knowledge-based solutions for inclusive and climate ready health care systems

The CORE-STEP Dashboard attempts to support healthcare systems by presenting visualisations of data on historical disaster events, climate-sensitive disease trends, community adaptation efforts, and health service capacity.

Documents and publications

20 September 2024

Using participatory processes to create and implement local climate change adaptation plans for urban resilience and water security

This brief recommends that the G20 encourage cities, other subnational-level governments, and in particular water resource management actors, to develop and implement climate adaptation plans and governance agreements by using participatory approaches.

Documents and publications

20 September 2024

Flood resilience in Albania

This program report explores 3 fundamental pillars of change that led to significant impact at both the local and national level between 2018 and 2024.

Documents and publications

20 September 2024

Roorkee Declaration on Science and Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction 2024

The Roorkee Declaration on Science and Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction was adopted at the 5th Asia-Pacific Science and Technology Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (APSTCDRR) that took place in in Roorkee, India on 11-13 July 2024.