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This paper assesses Central Asia rapid progress toward industrialization and urbanization, both of them identified as earthquake risk increasing factors, specifically considering the seismic vulnerability of residential buildings. It also proposes a call

In the years 2000 and 2001 Central Asia was hit by a drought. While the first drought has been called by Deputy Agriculture Minister Abdurakhim Dzhalakhov the “worst in 95 years,” the second drought was even more devastating at least for the areas in

This document reviews the school safety material production of Algeria, Iran, Turkey, India, Costa Rica, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, United States of America, as well as provided by some international initiatives and institutions, including textbooks

In line with its commitment to support disaster risk reduction, the European Commission has allocated funds to improve the capacities of communities at risk in Central America, Central Asia and South East Asia...

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

1. National platform for responding to disasters and cataclysms;
2. Issues on disaster risks identification, assessment and monitoring and

Lake Sarez, which is located in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan, was created in 1911. A massive landslide, triggered by an earthquake, blocked the Murgab River valley, creating a natural dam, which was called Usoi. In 1999, the International Decade for

A fully illustrated book Real Risk offers perspectives, case studies and analysis on disaster risk reduction and mitigation in the light of major natural disasters that have occurred since the publication of Know Risk in early 2005. It brings together the

Good practices and lessons learned, a publication of the “Global network of NGOs” for disaster risk reduction.

This publication is a joint effort of the Global Network of NGOs for Disaster Risk Reduction, an emerging network of national and international