29 Jul 2015
Heatwaves are among the most dangerous of natural hazards, but rarely receive adequate attention. They often lack the spectacular and sudden violence of other hazards, such as tropical cyclones or flash floods. Even the related death tolls are not al...
Tags: Guidance material, Early Warning Systems, Heat Wave
31 Jan 2014
The joint UN-HABITAT/WHO report Hidden cities is the result of an intensive collaboration between the UN-HABITAT head office in Nairobi, Kenya,and the World Health Organization. Broad physical, social and economic determinants influence the health ...
Tags: Report, Urban Preparedness
15 Jan 2020
The agenda of the CAP Train the Trainers session, 13:30 – 14:30 on 28 September, is provided here. If you plan to participate in this training, consider having a laptop PC for the CAP-206 lesson. That lesson is a hands-on exercise using the cloud-b...
Tags: Report, Early Warning Systems