This report hopes to present a comprehensive overview of the Cuban model of risk reduction in disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery and explore what may be adapted from this model in other countries. This report focuses on specific
This book offers comprehensive yet succinct guidance on the preparation, assessment, and management of a full range of disasters, both natural and man-made. More than 200 contributors carefully outline the basics of disaster management and provide
Disasters by Design offers a way to view, study, and manage hazards in the United States that will help foster disaster-resilient communities, higher environmental quality, inter- and intragenerational equity, economic sustainability, and an improved
This report is a compilation of case studies and grapples with the crucial question of merging disaster management education into the broader agenda of education for sustainable development.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - HeadquartersGraduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University
This report provides a preliminary assessment of damage incurred, with a special focus on reconstruction needs. It provides donors with an initial assessment of possible intervention needs within six months to a year following the floods.
This assessment analyses the direct and indirect effects of Hurricane Emily on the economy. It projects the impacts on overall macro economic performance and identifies recommendations to guide continued rehabilitation and recovery.
This study assesses the macro-economic and social effects of Hurricane Ivan on the performance of the Grenadian economy. The report undertakes a sector by sector analysis of the impact of Hurricane Ivan; an assessment of overall damages is then computed.
This document is the result of a participatory process developed from April to December 2003, through national workshops and forums of analysis and proposals in the different countries of the Central American region.
Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de los Desastres en América CentralUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
This report assesses the impacts of Hurricane Keith in Belize from 30 September to 1 October 2000. It appraises the macroeconomic and environmental effects and presents a sector by sector analysis leading to an overall assessment of the damage.
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean