Risk management

This project attempts to profile the disaster that took place in Neelum Valley, AJK, Pakistan. Its goal is to strengthen decision-making tools by identifying the main land use factors and land use strategies that affect the vulnerability of communities in Neelum Valley.

Les principaux objectifs de ce Manuel de référence sont : aider les gestionnaires et les autorités gérantes des biens du patrimoine mondial culturel et naturel à réduire les risques qu’encourent ces biens en lien avec des catastrophes naturelles et anthropiques; illustrer les principes majeurs de la gestion de risques liés aux catastrophes (GRC) sur le patrimoine et définir une méthodologie permettant d’identifier, d’évaluer et d’atténuer les risques liés aux catastrophes; expliquer comment p

The objectives of this manual are: to help the managers and management authorities of cultural and natural World Heritage properties to reduce the risks to these properties from natural and humanmade disasters; to illustrate the main principles of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) for heritage and a methodology to identify, assess and mitigate disaster risks; to explain how to prepare a DRM plan based on this methodology; to demonstrate that heritage can play a positive role in reducing risks fr

The expansion of international trade and air travel has led to an increase in human-mediated biological invasion, enabling invasive species to travel faster and over longer distances than before. Invasive species undermine human health, security and economic development. This report represents the preliminary steps in the triage and identification of pathways of high risk in the Caribbean.