UNDRR Publications

This joint publication (PAHO, UNICEF, ISDR, and IFRC) was introduced at the 4th World Water Forum that took place in Mexico in March 2006 to draw attention to the importance of ensuring that water and sanitation systems remain fully operational in the

The purpose of this brochure is to elicit partner’s feedback and support to the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), a new initiative of the World Bank in support of implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) in low and

In Priority Five of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA), strengthening preparedness for response at all levels, the HFA highlighted the essential role that disaster preparedness can play in saving lives and livelihoods particularly when integrated into

Committed to reducing vulnerabilities to hazards by mainstreaming disaster reduction and recovery in development:

This document presents the Global facility for disaster reduction and recovery (GFDRR) initiative, which aims to help meet the global demand

PowerPoint presentation by Len Abrams, Senior Water Resources Specialist, Africa Water Resources.

Scoping mission January 2007:
- Identify hazards
- Assess status of DRR: policy, legislation, institutions, initial needs and
gaps, extent of mainstreaming

This report talks about interactions between natural disasters and simultaneous technological accidents. It aims to provide an overview of the natech problem, and to present the state of the art in natech risk management. The report identifies the main

Committed to reducing vulnerabilities to hazards by mainstreaming disaster reduction and recovery in development strategies.

The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) is a partnership of the International Strategy for Disaster

Success stories collected and presented here are just few examples of the sustained efforts taken by communities, governments, other organizations, and individual beneficiaries.
Readers will have noticed that this short booklet did not try to impress them

This seminar was organized in the framework of the initiatives undertaken by the United Nations in support of the Iranian Government following the earthquake in Bam on 26 December 2003. The UN committed itself to supporting the Government not only in the

This publication reports on the effects of disasters on human populations in 2007. This second issue analyses the 2007 disaster figures based on the EM-DAT database with comparisons to previous years.

In this year, 414 natural disasters were reported