Viele junge Menschen weltweit haben das Gefühl, dass sie um ihr Leben und ihre Zukunft kämpfen müssen: Wenn sie keine Hitzewelle erwischt, dann eben eine Dürre.
This technical report assesses the string of events that triggered Nepal's Melamchi River floods in 2021 and highlights threats to the catchment area that provides vital drinking water to Kathmandu's fast-growing population.
Case Studies in Disaster Response, the latest release in the Disaster and Emergency Management: Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation series, focuses on the key functions performed in the emergency response to a disaster, how these functions are coordinated, and typical challenges and issues that emerge.
Case Studies in Disaster Response, the latest release in the Disaster and Emergency Management: Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation series, focuses on the key functions performed in the emergency response to a disaster, how these functions are coordinated, and typical challenges and issues that emerge.
With an emphasis on the practical, this book explains how people react to different sorts of crises, whether they be economic, environmental, health or war, and how we can better support the public, our families, and ourselves in future crises.
A Brookings Institution Press and Inter-American Development Bank publicationThe poor in developing countries are particularly vulnerable to adverse shocks.
El derecho a la filosofía, tal como fue enunciado por Jacques Derrida en su conferencia en la Unesco, lo interpretamos como el derecho a pensar juntos; el Bicentenario en la Argentina fue no solo un hecho histórico, sino también un acontecimiento que nos mueve a pensar.
In the wake of Vladimir Lenin's death in 1924, various protagonists grappled to become his successor, but it was not until 1928 that Joseph Stalin emerged as leader of the Russian Marxists' Bolshevik wing.
2020 als globaler WendepunktEine akribisch recherchierte Untersuchung einer pandemischen Zeit, in der nichts mehr sicher war und alles auf dem Spiel stand: Der renommierte US-Soziologe und Bestsellerautor Eric Klinenberg über ein Jahr, das unser aller Leben auf den Kopf stellte.
Dieses eBook: "Psychologie der Massen (Grundlagenwerk der Sozialpsychologie)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.
This edition contains greatest works from one of pioneers of the science fiction genre, Edward Bellamy, best known for his utopian ideas of the future.
El 17 de diciembre de 2010, 3300 personas evacuaron el casco urbano del municipio de Gramalote, Norte Santander, como consecuencia de un desastre ambiental que destruyó el pueblo durante una de las temporadas lluviosas más severas que ha afrontado Colombia.
Japan is a place where powerful earthquakes have occurred more frequently and have caused more harm in the modern era than they have in all but a handful of other locations on the planet.
Japan is a place where powerful earthquakes have occurred more frequently and have caused more harm in the modern era than they have in all but a handful of other locations on the planet.
Este trabajo forma parte de la estrategia e iniciativa que impulsa la Organizacion Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM) y la Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero (UNTREF) a nivel nacional, para entender mejor la relacion entre migracion, ambiente y cambio climatico, mediante la generacion de conocimiento conceptual y empirico.
Des de la perspectiva de trenta anys d'experiència empresarial i la presidència de les organitzacions representatives del sector, Cinta Pascual analitza la situació de l'atenció sociosanitària al nostre país, les mancances i les fortaleses que va posar de relleu la COVID-19 i els reptes de futur davant de l'augment de l'esperança de vida i l'envelliment de la població.
In the wake of Vladimir Lenin's death in 1924, various protagonists grappled to become his successor, but it was not until 1928 that Joseph Stalin emerged as leader of the Russian Marxists' Bolshevik wing.
From the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 to the Sandy Hook school massacre of 2012, this two-volume encyclopedia surveys tragic events-natural and man-made, famous and forgotten-that helped shape American history.
From the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 to the Sandy Hook school massacre of 2012, this two-volume encyclopedia surveys tragic events-natural and man-made, famous and forgotten-that helped shape American history.
The death and devastation wrought by the tsunami in South Asia, Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf states, the earthquake in Pakistan, the mudslides in the Philippines, the tornadoes in the American Midwest, another earthquake in Indonesia-these are only the most recent acts of God to cause people of faith to question God's role in the physical universe.
This two-volume encyclopedia provides the science behind such heart-pumping geophysical hazards as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, cyclones, and floods, as well as authoritative entries on notable natural disasters around the world and the agencies that help those they impact.
The riveting true story of one of Canadas worst mining disasters, told in the voices of the men who survived itThey said it was the worlds deepest and most dangerous coal mine.
A Brookings Institution Press and Inter-American Development Bank publicationThe poor in developing countries are particularly vulnerable to adverse shocks.
Selbst wachsen und Wachstum begleitenDieses Buch ist für jeden gedacht, der das Bedürfnis hat, sich selbst weiter in das Leben und in Beziehungen hinein zu entfalten.
Una noche en el infierno es una novela basada en hechos reales que relata lo sucedido el 30 de diciembre de 2004 en esa trágica noche donde ocurrió un incendio en el boliche República de Cromañón, visto desde distintas perspectivas.
This report assesses relief programs established by Nepal during its 2020 COVID-19 lockdown to mitigate food insecurity among vulnerable groups, analyzes their effectiveness, and recommends ways to make them more responsive and resilient.
