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The Resource Library contains a searchable inventory of documents related to hazards and disaster preparedness in communities around the globe. It serves as a repository of program documentation, policies, annual reports, lessons learned, guidance, and tools and methodologies that can help you design and learn about preparedness operations in any region. Use the search box and filters below to better find what you’re looking for.

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Safer, Stronger, Smarter: A Guide to Improving School Natural Hazard Safety

17 Jul 2017

This guide provides up-to-date, authoritative information that schools can use to develop a comprehensive strategy for addressing natural hazards. It presents information and guidance on: Identifying natural hazards that could potentially impact a s...

Guidance material, Training material, Earthquake, Flood, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone, Thunderstorm, Tornado, Tsunami

Report

The Human Cost of Weather Related Disasters (1995-2015)

23 Nov 2015

A new report published by The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), “The Human Cost of Weather Related Disasters”, shows that over the last twenty years, 90% of major disasters have been caused by 6,457 recorded floods, sto...

Report, Climate Change Adaptation, Cold wave / dzud, Drought, Flood, Heat Wave, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone, Thunderstorm, Tornado, Tsunami, Volcano, Wildfire

Research

Overview of Natural Disasters and their Impacts in Asia and the Pacific, 1970 – 2014

06 Jul 2015

Asia and the Pacific is the most disaster-prone region in the world. Geologically, the region is characterized by active tectonic plate movements in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, which have been the source of major earthquakes and tsunamis. In the p...

Research, Earthquake, Flood, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone, Landslide, Thunderstorm, Tsunami

Guidance material

Thunderstorm Safety Checklist. Tagalog

03 Jul 2014

Thunderstorm Safety Checklist that includes ‘How can I prepare ahead on time?”, “What should I do during a thunderstorm?” & “What do I do after a thunderstorm?”. Tagalog