Documents and publications

This handbook sets forth standards for the integration of gender issues from the outset of a new complex emergency or disaster, so that humanitarian services provided neither exacerbate nor inadvertently put people at risk; reach their target audience

This report addresses: the large number of damaging encounters between airplanes and the ash clouds from the 1991 eruptions of Pinatubo that prompted volcanologists, meteorologists, and aviation authorities to reevaluate the hazard that these clouds

This document is from MCEER special report series "Engineering and Organizational Issues Before, During and After Hurricane Katrina" that was initiated to present the findings from the field reconnaissance mission.  The topics addressed include advanced

National disaster law and policies, regional, bilateral and international agreements, declarations and regulations regarding the disaster response law in Turkey within the framework of the 1999-Marmara Earthquake are discussed in this study.

The International Conference on School Safety was held from 18th to 20th January, 2007 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Reaffirming the priority for Action 3 of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015, to use knowledge, innovation and education to build a

This conceptual framework is intended to help school governors and managers, and those who work with them on risk, safety and emergency management, to promote school safety more effectively. It can be used to assess a school’s strengths and weaknesses in

This publication aims at supporting parents and teacher in helping children after a loss event, providing methods and activities to make their psychological recovery easier.

This guidebook provides some of the “best practices” of those who have promoted disaster-resistance efforts throughout the country. It is largely based on the lessons learned during a project by FEMA Region VIII and the North Dakota Division of Emergency