Hazard Thematic Portal: News
ISDR Secretariat Releases Disaster Risk Reduction: 2007 Global Review Consultation Edition
Date: June 2007
The ISDR (UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction) released Disaster Risk Reduction: 2007 Global Review consultation draft at the Global Platform, First Session, in Geneva, Switzerland. The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Web site provides links to both the consultation draft (comments welcomed until June 30, 2007) and to session and information documents from the First Session meeting.
Disasters in 2006: A Brief Review by CRED
Date: March 2007
The March 2007 newsletter from CRED (Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters) provides a brief review of the natural disasters occurring in 2006, with graphs of disaster type, occurrence by continent, and more. Available in PDF format.
International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
Date: October 11, 2006
This Web site provides access to UN materials on disaster reduction.
International Disaster Reduction Conference (IDRC) Adopts Declaration
Date: September 7, 2006
The 2006 International Disaster Reduction Conference in Davos, Switzerland, hosted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) saw the adoption of a Declaration.
World Bank Publishes Natural Disaster Hotspots: Case Studies, Edited by CIESIN and CHRR
Date: June 26, 2006
The second Natural Disaster Hotspots publication presents a collection of case studies: “Drought Disaster in Asia,” “Global Landslides Risk Case Study,” “Storm Surges in Coastal Areas,” “Natural Disaster Risks in Sri Lanka: Mapping Hazards and Risk Hotspots,” “Multihazard Risks in Caracas, Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela,” and “Reducing the Impacts of Floods through Early Warning and Preparedness: A Pilot Study for Kenya.”
Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis Receives World Bank IEG Good Practice Award
Date: May 24, 2006
Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis has received the Initiative with Demonstrated Impact/Results Award from the World Bank Independent Evaluation Group (IEG). IEG deemed the study "an innovative and influential study study marked by a noteworthy partnership highlighting collaborative work among multiple stakeholders including Columbia University, an international consortium (ProVention), and the World Bank."
World Bank IEG Conference and Release of Hazards of Nature, Risks to Development
Date: April 21 , 2006
Hazards of Nature, Risks to Development is the first-ever assessment of World Bank assistance for natural disasters, and one of the most comprehensive reviews of disaster preparedness and response ever conducted. The World Bank offers the report freely as a PDF.
World Bank Publishes Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis
Date: March 29, 2005
The World Bank publication Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis is now available.
