Publications by Theme - Disaster Management Planning

The Great East Japan Earthquake, which struck a wide area of East Japan on 11 March 2011, was unprecedented in scale and nature. The earthquake was the fourth largest in the world and the largest in Japan ever recorded…

The Great East Japan Earthquake, which struck a wide area of East Japan on 11 March 2011, was unprecedented in scale and nature. The earthquake was the fourth largest in the world and the largest in Japan ever recorded…

Based on the original guide; Sustainable Community Based Disaster Management (CBDM) Practices in Asia, A User's Guide, published in 2004, this publication has modified to specifically address climate change adaptation (CCA)…

This publication is a guideline to ensure cyclone and storm surge risk reduction through active participation of the vulnerable people in shelter management activities. The guideline explains the importance of cyclone…

This publication is a guideline to ensure cyclone and storm surge risk reduction through active participation of the vulnerable people in shelter management activities. The guideline explains the importance of cyclone…

Proceedings of the International Disaster Management Symposium 2010/APEC Emergency Management CEO Forum titled "Urban and Climate Risk Management for Sustainable Development" held on January 2010, in Kobe Japan. In Japanese.

This publication explains the relativity of "Rain water harvesting tank" in water conservation, and its basic mechanisms.

This guideline tries to explain in a simply way the principals of constructing half brick thick confined masonry houses. It contains the basic and elementary principles concerning how to lay bricks, how to prepare concrete…

This guideline tries to explain in a simply way the principals of constructing half brick thick confined masonry houses. It contains the basic and elementary principles concerning how to lay bricks, how to prepare concrete…

In ensuring school children in seismic regions earthquake resilient schools and the local communities the capacities to cope with earthquake disasters, this publication introduces educational guidelines and practices carried…

Records and outcomes of International Symposium 2008 on Earthuquake Safe Housing 28-29 Novenmber 2008, Tokyo, Japan.

Realising importance of resilient schools, UNCRD Disaster Management Planning Hyogo Office initiated firstly School Earthquake Safety Initiatives (SESI) in 1999 under Hyogo-Kathmandu Friendship Scheme funds, and then 2005…

This field report by UNCRD and Citizens towards Overseas Disaster Emergencies (CODE) provides an insight of the needs and situations in the disaster area following the Wenchuan Earthquake and its progress and status towards…

This publication puts materials used at the Training Workshop for Engineers "Construction of Earthquake Resistance Buildings" conducted in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Oct 2008.

This publication provides necessary concepts and know-hows to communities, local construction workers, and junior engineers on earthquake resistant construction, and introduces the experiences from school earthquake…

This publication is a summary of project reports from 2005-2007 on Urbanization and CBDM in Asian countries. In a concerted effort to operationalize the Hyogo Framework for Action, Hyogo UNCRD conducted researches in Asian…

This publication is a collection of activities by UNCRD, Kobe, including summaries of projects, field survey, publications, an activity list, and thoughts on the Hyogo Office of past and current Coordinators.

This publication is a collection of the study group seminar proceedings and interviews conducted with disaster recovery experts, accompanied with analysis and reference materials towards identifying an assessment methodology…

This publication puts into context the Hyogo Trust Fund Gendered Community Based Disaster Management project activities in relation to the five Priorities of Actions set forth by the Hyogo Framework of Action.

Symposium proceedings with full panel discussion transcription.

International Disaster Management Symposium 2009 ''Disaster-Resilient Regional Development Strategies in the World - From Hyogo to the World. In Japanese.

This publication brings together the findings from the "Gender in Community Based Disaster Management (CBDM)" project, which is funded by the Hyogo Prefectural Government in Japan.

This handbook introduce experience of Lalitpur Sub-Metropolitan City, Nepal on implementation of Building Code.

This publication includes resources of the training, participants' discussion, and their recommended framework and action plan for building code implementation in Nepal.

South Pacific Regional Conference on School Earthquake Safety, 9 and 10 September 2008 in Suva, Fiji.

Proceedings of Central Asian Regional Conference on School Earthquake Safety on 17 and 18 September 2008 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In Russian.

Symposium proceedings with full panel discussion transcription.

Symposium proceedings with full panel discussion transcription.

Proceedings of International Disaster Management Symposium in 2007.

This proceedings is a record of the National Workshop 'Wider Application of Building Code for Safer Housing' 23 August 2007 in Lima, Peru.

This proceedings is a record of the National Workshop 'Wider Application of Building Code for Safer Housing' 23 August 2007 in Lima, Peru. In Spanish.

Proceedings on National Workshop: Effective Enforcement and Dissemination of Building Code, Lalitpur, Nepal.

Proceedings on National Workshop: Effective Enforcement and Dissemination of Building Code, Lalitpur, Nepal. In Nepali.

Proceedings of the Expert Meeting on the Anti-sesimic Building Code Dissemination Project for the Housing Earthquake Safety Initiative 17-19 January 2007.

Proceedings of International Workshop on Keeping schools safe from earthquakes 1-2 June 2006, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Proceedings of the Hyogo Trust Fund (HTF) VII Moratuwa Municipal Council-JOCV Joint Training and Participatory workshop 28-29 July 2006.

Proceedings on the international symposium on "Creating Safe Schools, Homes, and Communities" International Disaster Management Symposium 18 January 2006 Kobe, Japan. In Japanese.

Proceedings on the international symposium on "Creating Safe Schools, Homes, and Communities" International Disaster Management Symposium 18 January 2006 Kobe, Japan. In Japanese.

Proceedings on the international symposium on Creating Safe Schools, Homes, and Communities" International Disaster Management Symposium 18 January 2006 Kobe, Japan

Proceedings of the Participatory Workshop on Urbanisation & Community Based Disaster Management 19-21 July 2006 Yalamaya Kendra, Patan Dhoka, Lalitpur, Nepal.

Proceedings of the Participatory Workshop on Urbanisation & Community Based Disaster Management 19-21 July 2006 Yalamaya Kendra, Patan Dhoka, Lalitpur, Nepal.

Proceedings of the Hyogo Trust Fund (HTF) VII Moratuwa Municipal Council-JOCV Joint Training and Participatory workshop 28-29 July 2006.

Proceedings of the activities of UNCRD during UN World Conference on Disaster Reduction 18-21 January 2005 Kobe, Japan.

Sustainable Community Based Disaster Management (CBDM) Practices in Asia

The abridged publication of describing the variety of activities that were deployed in the course of implementing the community based disaster management.

The publication of defining the past and building the future of the community based disaster management.

Proceedings on the international symposium on "Community Legacy in Disaster Management", the pre-event for the UN World Conference on Disaster Reduction 2005.

The report about the research of the sustainable community based disaster management for making the strategic framework and guideline.

By the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing, Government of Afghanistan and the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) Hyogo Office.

The report summarizing the purpose, the methods and the activities of the PNY (Patanka New Life Plan) project.

The report about the sustainability in grass-roots initiatives focusing on community based disaster management.

Proceedings on the ACTAHEAD International Workshop about Community Based Disaster Management in India

Proceedings on the International Workshop 2003, Earthquake Safer World in the 21st Century -- People, Community, and Disasters --

From Disaster to Community Development: The Kobe Experience

UNCRD Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS) October 2002.

The report about the research of the survey about the community based disaster management planning. In Japanese.

Proceedings of the international symposium on earthquake safer world in the 21st century regarding with the new development of the disaster management education by the school project. In Japanese.

Proceedings on the International Workshop on Earthquake Safer World in the 21st Century II -- Emphasis on Community and Culture --

Proceedings on the Workshop on Gujarat Earthquake Experiences: Earthquake Disaster Mitigation -- Future Needs and Challenges

Proceedings on the Workshop on Gujarat Earthquake Experiences II: Role of Non-Government Organizations -- Issues for Sustainability --

The report summarizing the purpose, the methods and the activities of the GESI (Global Earthquake Safety Initiative) pilot project.

Proceedings on the International Workshop On Earthquake Safer World In The 21st CenturyFEmphasis on Self-help, Cooperation and Education through Community Involvement.

A Reconnaissance Report and Commentary on the performance of wooden structures in the Turkish earthquakes of 17 August and 12 November 1999.

The report introducing the activities of UNCRD, the Turkish Earthquake Aid Committee projects. In Japanese.

Volume1. Flood Disaster Management and Environmental Impact Studies for Urban and Rural Area Proceedings of the UNCRD-BUET Joint Research Project Dhaka, Bangladesh 24-26 February 1997.

Proceedings of the First United Nations and JUSTSAP Joint Symposium on Space Technology Applications for Natural Disaster Hawaii, USA 4-5 November 1997.

Proceedings of the 9th International Research and Training seminar on Regional Development Planning for Disaster Prevention Nagoya, Japan 12 December 1996.

Proceedings of the 8th International Research and Training Seminar on Regional Development Planning for Disaster Prevention Osaka, Japan 16 January 1995.

Report and Summary of Proceedings of the UNCRD-CIRDAP Workshop on Development of Modules for Training on Integrated Approach to Disaster Management and Regional/Rural Development Planning Dhaka, Bangladesh 7-11 February 1993.

UNCRD-CIRDAP Seminar, Phase III Chittagong, Bangladesh 27-29 January, 1992.

Report and Summary of Proceedings of the Fourth International Research and Training Seminar on Regional Development Planning for Disaster Prevention Nagoya, Japan 4-5 October 1990.

Report and Summary of Proceedings of the International Symposium on "Challenges of the IDNDR" Yokohama, Japan 13 April 1989.

Report and Summary of Proceedings of the Second International Research and Training Seminar on Regional Development Planning Nagoya and Shimizu, Japan 26-29 July 1988.

Papers presented at the International Seminar.

The brochure about the implementations of the community based disaster management in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal and Philippines.

The brochure about the School Earthquake Safety with the collaboration of Maiko High School of Kobe in Japan and BalVikas Secondary School of Katmandu in Nepal and UNCRD Hyogo Office.