UNDRR Publications

2001 United Nations World disaster reduction campaign

Solutions to counter the increasing impact of natural hazards world-wide exist. The knowledge and technology necessary to apply these solutions are widely available. Disaster reduction is the sum of

2002 United Nations World disaster reduction campaign

This booklet on “Disaster Reduction for Sustainable Mountain Development” is the 2002’s World Disaster Reduction Campaign chosen theme. The theme was selected for two reasons; First, because mountain

2003 United Nations World disaster reduction campaign

As the slogan suggests - Turning the Tide - the 2003 World Disaster Reduction Campaign was aimed at changing our perceptions and attitudes towards hydrometeorological disasters through the involvement

2005 United Nations World disaster reduction campaign

Microfinance is a tool that has successfully been utilized to improve livelihood options and reduce poverty. It has, however, rarely been used as a tool for reducing risk vulnerability to natural

Consultation version 2006

The booklet explains a few key concepts on the basis of an apriori understanding of how climate change and disaster risk reduction knowledge and practices have evolved and presently interact with each other. The list remains far

This report documents the proceedings from a three-day global meeting on the topic 'Rethinking Capacity Development for Disaster Risk Reduction: Action 2005-2015'. The report effectively chronicles the Future Search methodology and process that was

UNISDR as a part of the World Disaster Campaign and the "Disaster Risk Reduction begins in School" program, has created the Toolkit, a resource providing informative documents and interactive learning tools from various organizations who have partnered

This publication aims to build awareness for indigenous knowledge as an effective tool for reducing risk from natural hazard-related disasters. By improving the understanding of indigenous knowledge and providing concrete examples of how it can be

This publication is part of a series published since the inception of the ISDR that brings together relevant official documents related to ISDR and related subjects, including UN General Assembly resolutions and reports of the UN Secretary-General. This