Towards a Safer World Network
The Towards a Safer World initiative (TASW) convenes a broad range of multi-sector, multi-regional stakeholders involved in whole-of-society preparedness including non-traditional partners from bus
Identifying differentiated needs for resilience planning in urban poor communities
This webinar looked at key results from the application of the Urban Community Resilience Assessment tool and discuss how it can better capture differentiated needs to inform resilience planning.
Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute, University of South Carolina
The Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute (HVRI) is an interdisciplinary research and graduate and undergraduate training center focused on the development of theory, data, metrics, methods,
Climate change adaptation readiness in the ASEAN countries
This review looks at the steps taken so far to reduce rural populations’ vulnerability in ASEAN countries, and identifies gaps and key concerns for furture research, action and policy development
Reducing floods and land slides in the Agusan Delta, Philippines
This animation shows an integrated disaster risk reduction approach in which care for people and nature goes hand in hand.
Working with nature towards integrated approaches to disaster risk reduction
All around the world, people are increasingly exposed to disaster risk from natural hazards such as droughts, storms and floods. As disasters increase in frequency and...
World Health Organization
World Health Organization (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system.
