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This regional analysis reviews progress in the Asia-Pacific region towards achieving the expected outcomes of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)'s Priority 3: using knowledge, innovation...
The Third Session of the Global Platform in 2011 motivated participants to coalesce intoone voice for strong community involvement and engagement in disaster risk reduction andclimate change...
Almost 2 weeks following the deadly tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands of people in the Indian Ocean region, Sálvano Briceño notes 10 valuable lessons to be learned from the disaster.
The IDSR Library for Disaster Reduction. "This Library focuses initially on addressing the needs of countries most affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster of 26 December 2004, and is...
While many people are aware of the terrible impact of disasters throughout the world, few realize that this is a problem that we can do something about. This report, Living with Risk: A Global...
This publication presents a collection of 18 indigenous practices which were developed over time in the communities in the Asia-Pacific region. Types of disasters include earthquake, cyclone (...
The World Conference on Disaster Reduction was held from the 18th to the 22nd January 2005 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, and adopted the present Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of...
The Hyogo Framework for Action calls on the ISDR to "facilitate consultative processes to develop guidelines and policy tools for each priority area, with relevant national, regional and...
The disaster management community has developed a significant body of knowledge and tools over the past decades for managing climate-related risks associated with natural variability in the...
This document is anExtract from the final report of the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (A/CONF. 206/6), held from 18 to 22 January 2005in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. The Conference adopted the...