This handbook is intended as a resource for civilian and military planners who are developing or executing disaster management (DM) engagements with Timor-Leste government or community practitioners...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Familiarity with a country’s hazard exposure, vulnerabilities, and coping capacities can support effective disaster response operations. This updated Malaysia Disaster Management...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this handbook is to inform United States (U.S.) military and civilian personnel, as well as international partners and stakeholders, of the hazards to which Mongolia...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This handbook is intended to provide a baseline of understanding of how the government and people of Papua New Guinea (PNG) conduct disaster management (DM). Personnel planning for...
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Indonesia’s location and topography expose its people to a wide spectrum of hazards. Chronic flooding and rain-triggered landslides affect every province. Global oceanic temperature...
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Located on the northern shore of the Arabian Sea and extending northward to the Hindu Kush and Karakoram mountains, Pakistan encompasses 796,095 square kilometers (km2; 307,374...
Australia + 12 more
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Australia plays a significant role in the Indo-Pacific region, and its outreach extends globally. Australia particularly focuses on prosperity and stability within the Southwest...
The Republic of Maldives (hereafter referred to as Maldives) is an archipelago of nearly 1,200 low-lying islands, located south-west of India and Sri Lanka. The archipelago is one of the most...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Sri Lanka is an island state whose land and people are exposed to various natural and technological or anthropogenic hazards – disease outbreak, drought, earthquake, flooding, fire,...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Republic of Seychelles is a collection of more than 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean, south of the Equator. The country’s ocean territory is approximately 3,000 times...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Mauritius, like many island nations, is exposed to multiple hazards, several of which are being exacerbated by climate change. The most common natural hazards posing a significant...
Executive Summary The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, with the majority of the population comprised of ethnic Lao people...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia, a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and part of the Lower Mekong River region. Cambodia faces a high level of...
Micronesia + 20 more
INTRODUCTION This volume is intended as a companion to Blue Pacific Continent, Volume I – Primer on Pacific Regional Climate Change Action. This reference book offers an overview of Pacific countries...
Micronesia + 20 more
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The “Blue Pacific Continent” is both a mindset and a geographic region. The Southwest Pacific Ocean is home to more than two dozen island states and territories that range in size...
