World Disasters Report 2010 – Urban Risk

This presentation was given by Nuwan Waidyanatha on 2 November, 2018, at the Filtered Alert Hub Workshop in Hong Kong, China.

In 2012, fewer people were reported to have died or been affected as a result of disasters than any other year during the previous decade, according to figures presented in this report. While these numbers are positive news, they also reflect the abs...

The discussion of the elements of community resilience – the question as to what characteristics a community needs to a have – is almost as old as the concept of community resilience itself. This study aims to contribute to this discussio...