Documents and publications

The Global Deserts Outlook is the first thematic assessment report in the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) series of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). A UNEP contribution to the International Year of Deserts and Desertification in 2006, the

The African Economic Outlook 2006/2007 focus is on access to drinking water and sanitation. This edition was launched in Shanghai, at the African Development Bank Annual Meetings. This volume will be a significant interest to decision makers in African

The State of Florida Recovery Plan outlines the methods and integration of principles to maximize recovery activities from disasters, detailing federal and state processes, field operations, and roles of recovery personnel.

This report draws attention to gender as an indicator of vulnerability and discusses how women are disproportionately affected, particularly in the field of disaster preparedness and management (DP/M). It discusses why gender analysis is essential in the

The California Seismic Safety Commission collected mitigation success stories to demonstrate that effective earthquake risk reduction programs can be successfully implemented by public or private organizations. Five examples include: East Bay Municipal

Article in: Science, vol. 318. no. 5851.
Action on disaster risk reduction can support sustainable development under climate change.

Article in: Science, vol. 309, no. 5742

We examined the number of tropical cyclones and cyclone days as well as tropical cyclone intensity over the past 35 years, in an environment of increasing sea surface temperature. A large increase was seen in the

Article in: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, vol. 130, issue 6.

Tornadoes have been identified as one of the leading causes of death and injuries among natural disasters in the United States. Shelters play an important role in tornado