Disaster reduction in Africa

Disaster reduction in Africa  

Publication Date:  2009
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
Hagiwara, Yoko ( editor )
Mungai, Njoki ( editor )
Publisher.Display:  United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) Africa ( Nairobi, Kenya )
Subjects.Display:  Climate change -- Africa
Sustainable development -- Africa
Natural hazards and disasters -- Droughts -- Africa
Diseases -- Epidemics -- Africa
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Disaster reduction in Africa
Drought early warning and risk reduction

Drought early warning and risk reduction  

Publication Date:  2011
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
Farrell, David
Trotman, Adrian
Cox, Christopher
Publisher.Display:  United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH)
Caribbean Environmental Health Institute
Subjects.Display:  Climate change -- Caribbean Area
Risk management -- Caribbean Area
Droughts -- Caribbean Area
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Drought early warning and risk reduction
Economic vulnerability and disaster risk assessment in Malawi and Mozambique

Economic vulnerability and disaster risk assessment in Malawi and Mozambique  

Publication Date:  2009
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
The World Bank
Risk Management Solutions Inc (RMSI)
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Global Facilty for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
Publisher.Display:  World Bank ( Washington, D.C. )
Subjects.Display:  Natural hazards and disasters
Risk management
Droughts -- Malawi
Droughts -- Mozambique
Floods -- Malawi
Floods -- Mozambique
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Economic vulnerability and disaster risk assessment in Malawi and Mozambique
Economics of climate adaptation (ECA)

Economics of climate adaptation (ECA)  

Publication Date:  2011
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
David Bresch
Andreas Spiegel
Publisher.Display:  Swiss Re ( Zurich, Switzerland )
Subjects.Display:  Droughts
Climate change
Agriculture
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Economics of climate adaptation (ECA)
Four on the spot motto in disaster management

Four on the spot motto in disaster management  

Publication Date:  2010
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
The Joint Advocacy Network Initiative (JANI)
Publisher.Display:  The Joint Advocacy Network Initiative (JANI) ( Hanoi, Viet Nam )
Subjects.Display:  Risk management
Natural hazards and disasters -- Landslides
Natural hazards and disasters -- Floods
Natural hazards and disasters -- Droughts
Natural hazards and disasters -- Storm surges
Natural hazards and disasters -- Wildfires
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Four on the spot motto in disaster management
Hazard profile of Myanmar

Hazard profile of Myanmar  

Publication Date:  2009-07
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)
Union of Myanmar
Myanmar Engineering Society (MES)
Myanmar Geosciences Society (MGS)
Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
Publisher.Display:  Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)
Subjects.Display:  Risk management -- Burma
Risk assessment -- Burma
Natural hazards and disasters -- Cyclones -- Burma
Natural hazards and disasters -- Droughts -- Burma
Natural hazards and disasters -- Earthquakes -- Burma
Natural hazards and disasters -- Floods -- Burma
Natural hazards and disasters -- Landslides -- Burma
Natural hazards and disasters -- Storm surges -- Burma
Natural hazards and disasters -- Tsunamis -- Burma
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Hazard profile of Myanmar
Mainstreaming drought risk management: a primer

Mainstreaming drought risk management: a primer  

Publication Date:  2011-02
Creator:  United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
Publisher.Display:  United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ( Nairobi, Kenya )
Subjects.Display:  Drought relief ( lcsh )
Droughts ( lcshac )
Risk management ( lcshac )
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Mainstreaming drought risk management: a primer
The Rold of Research in Disaster Risk Reduction

The Rold of Research in Disaster Risk Reduction  

Publication Date:  2011
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
Tighe, Kate
Publisher.Display:  Advanced Centre for Enabling Disaster Risk Reduction
Subjects.Display:  Natural hazards and disasters -- Droughts -- Palk Bay (India and Sri Lanka) -- Tamil Nadu (India)
Sustainable development -- Palk Bay (India and Sri Lanka) -- Tamil Nadu (India)
Fisheries -- Palk Bay (India and Sri Lanka) -- Tamil Nadu (India)
Source Institution:  Florida International University
The Rold of Research in Disaster Risk Reduction
The use of remote sensing data for drought assessment and monitoring in southwest Asia

The use of remote sensing data for drought assessment and monitoring in southwest Asia  

Publication Date:  2004
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
Thenkabail, Prasad S.
Gamage, M. S. D. Nilantha
Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
Publisher.Display:  International Water Management Institute ( Colombo, Sri Lanka )
Subjects.Display:  Natural hazards and disasters -- Droughts -- Middle East
Remote sensing -- Middle East
Source Institution:  Florida International University
The use of remote sensing data for drought assessment and monitoring in southwest Asia
Weather extremes in a changing climate

Weather extremes in a changing climate  

Publication Date:  2010
Creator:  Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Publisher.Display:  World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ( Geneva, Switzerland )
Subjects.Display:  Climate change
Natural hazards and disasters -- Floods
Natural hazards and disasters -- Cold waves (Meteorology)
Natural hazards and disasters -- Cyclones
Natural hazards and disasters -- Droughts
Natural hazards and disasters -- Heat waves (Meteorology)
Geographic information systems
Source Institution:  Florida International University
Weather extremes in a changing climate