Resources on Disaster Risk Mitigation and Management

Urban Environmental Management

   Disaster Risk

   Reduction and

   Management

Disasters happen because of the way we live

GDRC's pages on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management emphasizes the importance of disaster prevention and response management - focussing on risk reduction, mitigation and preparedness. The information provided here cover both natural and man-made disasters.

GDRC specifically focusses on the environmental dimensions of disaster risk reduction [E+D].

Special Feature

Environmental Management and
Disaster Risk Reduction

GDRC
Research
Output

Cities and Urban Vulnerability in the Context of Urban Environmental Management
Concept Note Series E-125
Introduction: Understanding Disasters and Hazards
Disaster Management: A Role for the Private Sector
Policy Analysis Series E-019
Idea Bank: Japanese Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness
Case Study Series E-020
See futther outputs in the E+D section:

Environmental Management and Disaster Risk Reduction (E+D)

Elsewhere
in GDRC

A Disaster Technology Continuum: Technology Ecosystems for Disaster Risk Reduction @ Technology Management
Microfinance and Disasters @ Microfinance and Microcredit
A Rights-based Approach to Disaster Risk Reduction @ Sustainable Development
Code of Conduct for NGOs in Disaster Relief @ The NGO Cafe
Disaster Management and EMSs @ Urban Environmental Management
Reducing Floods and Recharging Groundwater Reservoirs: The Concept of "Sponge Cities" @ Urban Governance

GDRC is a member of the
Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction (GADR)

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Contact: Hari Srinivas - [email protected]

Did you know?

The second wednesday of October has been designated as the International Day for Disaster Reduction.

And March 23 is the World Meteriological Day

“
Improperly stored paint drums are a chemical HAZARD that poses a RISK of water contamination during a flood DISASTER increasing the VULNERABILITIES of nearby communities
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