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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Estimation of damages and losses for disasters in Bogotá D.C. (Colombia)

Bogotá, capital of Colombia, with 8.2 million inhabitants by 2018, has a system to report different types of emergencies (Information System for Risk Management and Climate Change — SIRE), collecting information since 2002. This work presents the

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Sendai Framework voluntary commitments: Synthesis and analysis report 2019

Main results suggest that VCs have an average duration of 6.5 years, the scope of their activities is predominantly at the national or local levels (58 percent) and are concentrated mainly in the Asia region.
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Global assessment report on disaster risk reduction 2019

The 2019 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) is informed by the latest data – including Sendai Framework target reporting by countries using the Sendai Framework Monitor
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Opportunities to integrate disaster reduction risk and climate resilience into sustainable finance

This report sets out recommendations on how the main sustainable finance initiatives underway can support a major reduction in disaster risk. 

The scale of financial flows and investments is massive. In Europe assets under management reached €25.2

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Parliamentary protocol for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation: Aligned with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

This Parliamentary Protocol for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation seeks to guide parliamentary work to meet national disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation needs. It also seeks to support the legislative branch’s

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Words into Action

Words into Action guidelines: Developing national disaster risk reduction strategies

The present guidelines are designed to support countries in developing a national disaster risk reduction strategy that is aligned with the Sendai Framework.
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United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction: 2018 annual report

The 2018 Annual Report provides an overview of the results achieved by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) towards its vision, the sustainable reduction of disaster risk and losses for a sustainable future, vis-à-vis its guiding

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Disaster risk profile - Kenya

This Kenya country risk profile provides a comprehensive view of hazard, risk and uncertainties for floods and droughts in a changing climate, with projections for the period 2050-2100.
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Disaster risk profile - Ghana

This country risk profile for Ghana provides a comprehensive view of hazard, risk and uncertainties for floods and droughts in a changing climate, with projections for the period 2050-2100.
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Disaster risk profile - Cameroon (Cameroun)

This country risk profile for Cameroon provides a comprehensive view of hazard, risk and uncertainties for floods and droughts in a changing climate, with projections for the period 2050-2100.

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