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Global Risk And Vulnerability Index Trends per Year (GRAVITY) Phase II:...
This study presents the results from the second phase of the project Global Risk and Vulnerability Index Trend per Year (GRAVITY) developed by UNEP/GRID-Geneva for the... -
Environment and Disaster Risk: Emerging Perspectives
Melting glaciers, denuded slopes, expanding deserts these images of environmental change have long captured public attention. With the threat of global climate change, the... -
An introduction to environmental assessment
This guide can serve as a useful, quick-reference source of information for all audiences concerned with decision and policy making in regard to the environment and sustainable... -
Environment Management and Disaster Reduction
Session concept paper of UNEP Thematic Session on 'Environmental Management and Disaster Reduction: Building a Multi-stakeholder Partnership ' which was held on 19 January 2005... -
Global evaluation of human risk and vulnerability to natural hazards
This paper describes some methodological aspects of the development of the Disaster Risk Index (DRI), a central component of the Reducing Disaster Risk report from the United... -
Global Mangrove Extent Much Smaller than Previously Estimated - UNEP Global...
As confirmed by the impacts of the December 2004 Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina in 2005 intact mangroves help stabilize shorelines and thus protect lives and property from... -
Haiti Earthquake PDNA: Assessment of damage, losses, general and sectoral needs
The earthquake on January 12, 2010 has caused an unprecedented situation in Haiti with enormous repercussions affecting all sectors of society, well beyond the areas directly... -
Insight on common/key indicators for Global Vulnerability Mapping
With growing infrastructures complexity, the world population is facing increasing environmental risks such as water, air and soil contamination due to organic, chemical or... -
Marine litter legislation: A toolkit for policymakers
Far too much of the 300 million tonnes of plastic produced every year finds its way into our oceans, food chains and ecosystems, damaging our health in the process. Well-... -
Global Risk And Vulnerability Index Trends per Year (GRAVITY) Phase IV:...
The purposes of the Disaster Risk Index was to identify whether global data sets could be used for identifying population living in exposed areas and demonstrate the link... -
Global Risk And Vulnerability Index Trends per Year (GRAVITY) Phase III:...
Among the different recommendations from the two previous GRAVITY reports, drought was the obvious significant missing hazard. In the first GRAVITY report (feasibility study)... -
UNEP Medium Term Strategy 2018-2021
The medium-term strategy (MTS) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) sets out an analysis of the significant environmental challenges that the world will face in... -
UNEP Medium Term Strategy 2014-2017
The UNEP medium-term strategy for the period 2014–2017 plots the direction that UNEP will take in pursuit of that goal. It lays out the vision, strategic objectives and the...