UNDRR Publications

We produce a range of publications by collecting and analysing risk data through a range of tools, knowledge products, and mobilising like-minded partners.

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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction as a vehicle for conflict prevention: Attainable or tenuous?

This paper contributes to the growing debate about the potential alignment, synergies, and shared ambitions between DRR and conflict prevention, but also points to counter arguments that DRR does not or could not influence conflict dynamics

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Disaster risk reduction and agriculture sector interrelated planning processes. Lessons learnt

Given the agricultural sector's economic and environmental significance, it is of paramount importance to continue enhancing capacities for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the agriculture sector, across local, sub-national, national and regional levels

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Reducing risks and building resilience at the local level: A global review of local DRR strategies

Approaches for building urban resilience may range from highly technical and resource-intensive, to simple and inexpensive practices. “Making Cities Resilient” (MCR) Campaign by United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is a simple tool to

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Integration of CCA and DRR for flood resilience: a review of good practices in the United Kingdom

Climate change is likely to multiply the impacts of flooding the UK already faces, therefore further action must be taken to tackle both flood and climate risks to protect society, the economy and the environment. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate

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Migration and displacement risks: Connecting dots, understanding trends

Migration and displacement are history’s oldest and recurring human responses to changing environments, either from social, environmental, economic, or political pressures. Today, the world’s growing population is increasingly exposed to more frequent and

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An assessment of mainstreaming climate change concerns into institutions and policies for disaster risk reduction in ASEAN

Countries in Southeast Asia are highly vulnerable to climate change as is evident from the rise in disaster events. The member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are on the pathway to rapid economic and social development, but

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Disaster risk reduction strategies for pluvial & fluvial flood resilience in Chennai city

Due to rapid urbanization and industrialization, modifications in land use pattern have brought about irreversible anthropogenic aggravations to the hydrological forms. This can be attributed to the impervious land surfaces in the urban area which

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Exploring transdisciplinary approaches to facilitate disaster risk reduction at national and local levels through education, training and field practice

Science and technology has been recognized as one of the driving forces in the development and implementation of major international disaster risk reduction (DRR) frameworks. However, to fully utilize the knowledge created with science and technology for

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The next generation core competencies: Building a workforce with the knowledge, creativity, and policy expertise for disaster risk management

Regardless of the setting, rural or urban, global north or south, highly resilient or not, successful Disaster Risk Management (DRM) depends on a deep understanding of governance, policy and other critical tools through which communities work together to

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Disaster recovery from a gender and diversity perspective: Cases following megadisasters in Japan and Asian countries

This paper will examine the cases on how different groups of people, community disaster governance from gender and diversity perspective.

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