Documents and publications

"Inamura no Hi" means fire of rice sheaves. "Inamura no Hi" is a story of a man who noticed a precursor of a large tsunami at the earliest stage and led village inhabitants to a high ground by burning harvested rice sheaves. This story was based on a true

The ongoing threat of both natural and human-caused disasters makes it imperative that we support and encourage the brave men and women who prepare for and respond to these events-our crisis response professionals. These professionals include first

This report of the Working Group on Early Warning Capabilities for Geological Hazards summarizes global experience and reviews the current state of knowledge and practice on the subject.

This comic book tells of drought on an animal farm. Albert the fox and his chicken girlfriend Martha present various ways of mitigating the effects of drought and combating desertification to the other animals. These include careful water management

This booklet is a new edition of 'Vulnerability and capacity assessment: an international federation guide' and shows some of the progress made in the use of VCA since the guide was first published in 1999. It illustrates how programmes can be better

A summary information of the conference "Cities on Volcanoes 5" held in Shimabara, Japan, 19-23 November 2007, prepared by Henry Gaudru, volcanologist, SVE-UNISDR scientific adviser for volcanic risk mitigation.

The conference Cities on Volcanoes was the

This publication offers a kaleidoscope of perspectives as well as a great deal of practical advice on how to communicate hazards and disasters at inter-personal, inter-agency, inter-sector and public levels. It draws on the rich and varied experience of

Sixty-second session
Item 56 (c) of the provisional agenda
Sustainable development: International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

The number of disasters and the scale of their impacts continue to grow, driven largely by the increasing vulnerability to