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ESCAP Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness : 2015 annual report
(United Nations, 2016-09)
The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami resulted in widespread loss of human life and livelihoods, severe damage to infrastructure and ecosystems and large economic costs. Following this disaster, there was a strong recognition ...
Survey report on analytical overview of unmet data need and critical gaps to establish a geo-referenced disaster management information system/platform in the high risk developing countries of Asia and the Pacific
(UN.ESCAP, 2011)
<p>This report provides an analytical overview of unmet data needs and critical gaps to establish a geo-referenced disaster management information system/platform in the high risk developing countries of Asia and the ...
Pathways to adaptation and resilience in South‑East Asia : subregional report
(UN.ESCAP, 2022)
Pathways to Adaptation and Resilience in the South-east Asia takes forward analysis of the <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12870/3811">Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2021</a> and demonstrates how the subregion is being ...
ESCAP Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness : 2014 annual report
(United Nations, 2015-05)
The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami resulted in widespread loss of human life and livelihoods, severe damage to infrastructure and ecosystems and large economic costs. Following this disaster, there was a strong recognition ...
The resilience of ICT infrastructure and its role during disasters
(UN.ESCAP, 2013)
Information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure plays different roles in different phases of the cycle. Generally, “during disaster” connotes the period beginning with the hazard making contact ...
Remembering the 1945 Makran Tsunami : interviews with survivors beside the Arabian Sea
(UN. ESCAP ; UNESCO. IOC, 2015-01-01)
<p>Tsunamis waves of local origin, which account for most fatalities due to tsunami worldwide24, pose a natural hazard on shores of the Arabian Sea18. The main source of this hazard is the Makran subduction zone, an active ...
Ready for the dry years : building resilience to drought in South-East Asia
(United Nations, 2021)
South-East Asia has long experienced severe droughts. However, this second edition of Ready for the Dry Years reveals that the severity of two drought events during 2015-2016 and 2018-2020 exceed anything recorded in the ...
Geospatial tools to support the implementation of the sustainable development goals in Asia and the Pacific : the drought riskscape and the regional drought mechanism
(United Nations, 2019)
Drought causes adverse impacts on ecosystems, agriculture, and socio-economic conditions, threatening the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The poor and vulnerable are the first to suffer and the ...
Geospatial practices for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific 2022 : a compendium
(United Nations, 2022)
The Geospatial Practices for Sustainable Development in South-East Asia 2022: A Compendium is a biennial publication series produced under the Asia-Pacific Plan of Action on Space Applications for Sustainable Development ...
ESCAP Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness : strategic note 2013-2016
(United Nations, 2013-05)