23 Dec 2014
In the context of urbanisation, disaster risk increases as a result of badly planned and managed urban development, degraded ecosystems and poverty. The Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) processes developed in several Latin American cities show the be...
Tags: Other type of resource, Urban Preparedness
08 Dec 2014
ACAPS preliminary Briefing Note on Typhoon Hagupit Category 5 Typhoon Hagupit, locally known as Ruby, made landfall on the evening of 6 December over the town of Dolores in Eastern Samar province (Eastern Philippines). This may be the first of at l...
Tags: Other type of resource, Early Warning Systems, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone
30 Jul 2020
Infographic on Non-Communicable Diseases and COVID-19 developed by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Tags: Other type of resource, Communicable Disease, COVID-19 (Coronavirus)