01 Jul 2014
Natural catastrophe losses in 2013 were dominated by floods. Detailed analyses have shown that protective measures can drastically reduce losses. For example, the June 2013 floods in Germany and neighbouring countries proved to be considerably less d...
Tags: Report, Climate Change Adaptation, Risk Assessment, Risk Transfer and Disaster Management
12 May 2014
Recognizing the urgent need to increase community safety and resilience, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (International Federation) is scaling up its disaster risk reduction (DRR), food security/livelihoods and cl...
Tags: Report
13 Dec 2017
Background: Increasing numbers of the globe’s poor and vulnerable peoples are to be found in urban environments facing a complex web of risk and vulnerabilities. Along with the government, international development and humanitarian agencies and...
Tags: Guidance material, Urban Risk Reduction