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GFDRR annual report 2009. This document reports on GFDRR interventions in 2009 and its achievement in maturing into a leading global player in disaster risk reduction and sustainable recovery, a...
This paper provides information on the sub-national areas (regions/districts/provinces) most vulnerable to climate change impacts in Southeast Asia. This assessment was carried out by overlaying...
This report presents a review on non-engineered buildings, that at present make up a substantial part of the Latin American residential fabric. Within the different self-construction practices,...
This report focuses on the ongoing abuses of housing, land and property rights occurring under military rule today, particularly in areas populated by non-Burman peoples. In recent years, the...
A paper on access to land and its impact on rural development. Using the severe land inequality in Guatemala as a case study, this report seeks to advance the discussion on land reform and...
Food insecurity, drought, flooding, disease outbreaks, the impact of decades of instability and war, and limited resources have contributed to an ongoing complex emergency in Chad since 2004 (...
The report examines Zimbabwe’s land reform and resettlement policies since independence and the initial successes of these policies. Recent government failure, however, to further implement...
This report—prepared through a consultative process with Government and other stakeholders in the Arab World—assesses the potential effects of climate change on the Arab region and outlines...
This Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (SRREN) impartially assesses the scientific literature on the potential role of renewable energy in the mitigation of...
This UNEP report forms part of a series that will be developed on the interlinkages between environmental management and disaster preparedness. Lessons learnt and the environmental know-how that...