This paper presents Japan’s natural and social conditions subject to occurrence of natural disasters and outlines countermeasures for disaster prevention such as integrated flood control, forest conservation and erosion control, and earthquake disaster countermeasures. The document discusses country’s basic legal and institutional framework and related plans for disaster prevention and describes recovery, relief and international cooperation activities.
This document describes disaster conditions in Japan, presents legal and institutional framework and disaster prevention plans, and discusses current major disaster prevention measures related to research and development, preparedness, national land conservation, emergency and recovery.
This pilot studies brings together gender experts and experienced agricultural research teams from Bangladesh, Ghana, and Uganda, to help inform future action research and development efforts towards enhancing communities and individuals access to
The brochure provides an outline of relevant Joint Research Centre (JRC)'s projects and activities in disaster resilience, in particular prevention and preparedness measures, in collaboration with the European Commission's Monitoring and Information
This document is an outcome of the 2010 course "First aid to cultural heritage in time of conflict", which aimed to create a framework to secure cultural heritage in such times.
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
This document lists five areas to support the system wide discussion around the future of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in the humanitarian sector, including disaster risk reduction and climate change. The five areas highlighted are: (i) M&E of social
This toolkit is intended for education sector planners, policy-makers and program developers as well as humanitarian assistance providers, and advocates of universal education. It is intended to be useful for developing disaster resilience through the
United Nations Children's Fund (Global Headquarters, New York)Save the Children International
This Disaster Housing Strategic Plan presents all reasonable housing options and makes recommendations for providing displaced New Jersey residents with temporary and permanent housing following Hurricane Sandy.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)State of New Jersey, the
This publication reports on the discussions and outcomes from the Second India Disaster Management Congress organized by National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), India and held on 4-6 November, 2009 in New Delhi. The report presents a total of 26
This evaluation study assesses ADB’s response to natural disasters and disaster risks, and explores ways to improve ADB operations in these areas. It distinguishes between two broad categories of disaster-related operations—those in disaster prevention