UNDRR Publications

Proceedings of the IDNDR Aichi/Nagoya International Conference, 1-4 November 1993, Nagoya, Japan:

This record of the conference contains useful and instructive suggestions and recommendations for potential application in metropolitan areas around the

A/CONF.172/11/Add.2:

This paper addresses environmental degradation in developing country cities and vulnerability of urban dwellers to both natural and technological disasters. It asserts that sustainable development of urban areas requires a balanced

A/CONF.172/11/Add.5:

This paper addresses the consideration that prevention is better than cure: that planning to minimize the effects of natural hazards is preferable to responding to the often disastrous effects of such hazards.

This paper is a

A/CONF.172/11/Add.3:

This paper addresses the vulnerability of modern societies through the concept of sustainable development, taking account of all elements that can influence the environment for urban planning and bearing in mind the objective of

A/CONF.172/11/Add.4:

This paper addresses risk assessment in megacities by using an integrated approach, mutual comparisons and exchange of data.

This paper is a summary of presentation by Mr. Yoshikazu Kitagawa, Director of the International Institute

A/CONF.172/L.6:

This document addresses vulnerability to natural disasters leading to complex emergencies in megacities, metropolitan regions, and small and medium-sized cities in developed or developing nations.

It presents the recommendations of the

A contribution to the preparations for the Second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II):

This document emphasizes the importance of urbanization for the level of risk of natural disasters and other phenomena, and highlights the

World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (WCESD), 31 March – 2 April 2009, Bonn:

In this concept note, DKKV and the UNISDR Thematic Platform on Knowledge and Education introduce their reflection on linking education for sustainable

Based on the National Reports to the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR) and the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) Progress Report to the First Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR):

This report is an overview of

The main objective of this training material is to build the capacity of water managers and others to develop strategies for coping with hydro-climatic disasters such as floods and drought within the context of water resources management. An added