This paper outlines the infrastructure resilience strategy of the Australian government. It examines a wide range of key issues including networks, supply chains, shared risk, cross-secotral approaches, and knock-on effects. Commonwealth of Australi...

Pre-disaster recovery planning (PDRP) is the pro-active process of anticipating future recovery issues, developing a scenario-based recovery plan, and building the capacity to improve recovery outcomes – all before a disaster happens. Strong evi...

 By 2023, the number of food-insecure people in the 76 countries included in this report is projected to increase nearly 23 percent to 868 million, slightly faster than population growth.  The distribution gap—the amount of additional food need...

Access to food and the maintenance of an adequate nutritional status are critical determinants of people’s survival in a disaster. Ultimately better food security and nutrition in disaster response is achieved through better preparedness. These...

In 2002-03 UPS, the Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network, FEMA and the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) coalition convened a set of partner organizations to review the challenges and oppor...

The process outlined in the Guide is broad-based, recognizing that drought creates problems that go beyond the scope of what water suppliers alone can address. Worksheets and other exercises can help communities see how drought has affected water sup...

This radio discussion, broadcast on All India Radio’s FM Gold channel as part of the program News Analysis, examines the lessons learned from India’s response to Cyclone Phailin — one of the strongest cyclones to strike the country in 1...

A set of tips on drought preparedness put together by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the United States. While many of the tips may be US specific, some can be readily adapted to other country contexts. FEMA. http://www.ready.gov/drought h...

This publication is one of a series produced under the project ‘Living with risk – sharing knowledge on disaster preparedness in the Himalayan region’, implemented by ICIMOD during a 15-month period in 2006 and 2007. Through this project, IC...