Documents and publications

The study on 'Flood Loss Reduction in Bangladesh' was carried out by the Institute of Flood Control and Drainage Research (IFCDR) of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) at the request of the Development Research and Policy Analysis

World Bank, through their Multi-Donor Trust Fund office in Banda Aceh, Indonesia identified a need for a “Field Manual” to assist KDP engineers in improving the standard of seismic resistance in houses and community infrastructure.

This booklet presents a

Article in: Disaster, vol. 24, issue 1.

This paper opens with a history of development and disaster-prevention strategies in a cyclone-prone area of the east coast of India and traces the evolution in the area of British and Indian governments' programmes

Natural disasters may cause large economic impacts and impede socioeconomic development in developing countries considerably. Increasingly, risk management, the management of disasters before the actual occurrence of events, is being advocated.

Risk

Article in: Disaster, vol. 28, issue 4.

Imagine that a cyclone is coming, but that those living in the affected areas do nothing or too little to protect themselves. This is precisely what happened in the coastal state of Orissa, India. Individuals and

This topical report discusses the process, findings and progress of the implementation of the Megacity Indicators System (MIS or MEGA-Index) in Metro Manila, as one of the tools of the 3cd Program. Specifically, it contains the background, purpose

This report provides a short overview on progress toward implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action highlighting:

1. Projects by HFA priority for action
2. Disaster profile
3. Institutions dealing with Disaster Risk Reduction

The theme of the the 2008-2009 World Disaster Reduction Campaign is Hospitals Safe from Disasters: Reduce Risk, Protect Health Facilities, Save Lives. During these two years the secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR)