04 Feb 2015
Experts in the field of disaster management shared perspectives and experiences pertaining to disaster preparedness in rapidly growing urban settings across the globe. City case studies included Christchurch, New Zealand; Istanbul, Turkey; Kathmandu...
Tags: Video, Urban Preparedness
17 Jan 2018
UNDP’s work in climate change, disaster risk reduction and energy (2015-2017) This report is comprised of 15 country case studies providing examples of climate action, disaster risk reduction and recovery, and sustainable energy. Each case emph...
Tags: Case Study, Report, Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Risk Assessment, Urban Preparedness
19 Jun 2017
UNHCR’s new Global Trends report, the organization’s major annual survey of the state of displacement, says that at the end of 2016 there were 65.6 million people forcibly displaced worldwide – some 300,000 more than a year earlier. This total ...
Tags: Research, Livelihoods and Food Security