Environment and ecosystems

Sustainable management, conservation and restoration of ecosystems to reduce disaster risk and environmental degradation as a risk driver.

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Documents and publications

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 - Headquarters
Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University 地球環境学堂?地球環境学舎?三才学林
Tsunami 2004 Sri Lanka Preliminary Damage and Needs Assessment
Documents and publications

This report gives a preliminary estimate of the damage and needs resulting from the widespread destruction caused by the 2004 tsunami, evaluating the social, environmental, and economic impacts of the disaster and summarizing damage and needs by sector.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Japan Bank For International Cooperation
World Bank, the
Tsunami 2004 Maldives Impact and Recovery Joint Needs Assessment
Documents and publications

This report provides details of the physical damage and human suffering caused by the 2004 tsunami, the recovery strategy, and financing needs.

World Bank, the
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
United Nations - Headquarters
Policies and plans

The National Action Programme to Combat Desertification (NAP) aims to identify the factors contributing to desertification and the concrete measures to be taken to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought.

Benin - government
Policies and plans

In order to promote the prevention of technological and natural risks and the compensation of damages, this law is divided into two separate sections: technological risks and natural risks.

France - government
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Policies and plans

This entry is provided in its original language as it may be of interest to an international audience.

Algeria - government
The Study on Sabo and Flood Control for Western River Basins of Mount Pinatubo in the Republic of the Philippines Final Report Main Report
Documents and publications

This study is for sabo and flood control in the western river basins in view of recovery of the livelihood and equitable regional development as well as the anticipated disasters due to flood and mudflow from the Mt. Pinatubo.

Japan International Cooperation Agency
Documents and publications

This book was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR). It provides solutions to problems associated with disasters, stimulating discussion and improvements in methods of protecting people and property.

International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
Tudor Rose
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