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Welcome to
the Inter-Agency Library on Disaster Reduction in its new
premises at the International Environment House 2, Geneva, Switzerland.
The Inter-Agency Library for the ISDR reflects the activities
of major stakeholders involved in disaster risk reduction. The
development of such an inter-institutional network within the United
Nations is essential to better acknowledge the international community
on accurate and selected information on disasters and natural,
environmental and technological hazards.
Disaster management leaders, policy makers, the academic and scientific
community, teachers and students, government bodies, NGOs and UN
agencies should all benefit from this universal knowledge on risk
assessment, disaster reduction applications, vulnerability reduction
measures and awareness.
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The
collection
The Library has specialized in disaster risk reduction and related issues such
as sustainable development, climate change, early warning systems, human
settlements, environment, education, gender.
It collects books, reports, educational materials, periodicals,
proceedings of main conferences and workshops, electronic resources
to support the programmes and activities of the Inter-Agency secretariat
of the ISDR, the Inter-Agency Task Force on disaster reduction, ISDR
units in Latin America, Africa, Asia, UN and non-UN partners, governments,
NGOs, as well as the international academic, technical and scientific
community.
It also collects proceedings of conferences and workshops on disaster risk
reduction such as the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (18-22 January
2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan).
After the Indian Ocean
Disaster of 26 of December 2004, the library compiles specific
documentation on this disaster including lessons
learned, reports, early warning systems, educational materials.
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