This document is a cost-benefit analysis of retrofitting residential structures in highly exposed developing countries so that they are less vulnerable to natural hazards[...]

This publication summarizes efforts by member organizations of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to monitor and evaluate policies, projec[...]

This document presents the disaster risk reduction (DRR) policy for the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAid), whose goal is to enhance the resilience [...]

This concise pamphlet presents the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s (JICA) disaster management policy, as well as basic information on disaster risks, the impact [...]

The document provides a summary of the Nepalese government’s efforts to establish the legal and institutional framework for comprehensive disaster risk reduction (DRR). I[...]

This document sets out to determine why more states have not invested in the implementation and enforcement of quakeproof construction regulations even though they are kn[...]

These guidelines were developed by the World Bank’s Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies and its Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) [...]

This document analyzes the impact of foreign aid on the willingness of recipient countries to reduce disaster risks and establish preparedness procedures for potential di[...]

While “DRR: cases from urban Africa” is an excellent example of the application of DRR theory to real life situations, its most profound impact is its emphasis on a much-[...]

This report stresses the impact of rapid climate change on increases in the intensity and frequency of climate-related natural hazards worldwide. It calls attention to ne[...]