This handbook is part of the outcome of the study Participatory Action Research A gender-sensitive approach to Disaster Risk Reduction in the...

En los últimos años se ha observado un aumento de los glaciares línea de equilibrio, tanto en Colombia y América Latina. Derretimiento de los...

This issue of Southasiadisasters.net is titled 'Making Smart Cities Safe: Cities, Children and Risk'. According to various estimates, there are 158...

Existing needs to manage flood risk in the United States are underserved by available flood hazard information. This contributes to an alarming...

What implications do societies’ risk perceptions have for flood losses? This study uses a stylized, socio-hydrological model to simulate the mutual...

Flash floods are unexpected events, which evolve rapidly and affect relatively small areas. The short time available for minimising risks requires...

This publication presents timely guidance for the development of an enhanced set of policy indicators for disaster risk management to underpin the...

Nepal’s NAP formulation process, as per ‘initial guidelines (Decision 5/CP.17)’ and the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) NAP technical...

In recent years, the risk of urban flood disaster in China has become increasingly prominent, posing threats to not only people's lives and property...