CFE-DM's Disaster Management Reference Handbooks provide a baseline of information regarding countries most prone to disasters. The handbooks offer readers an operational understanding of a nation's disaster management capability and vulnerability, with detailed information on demographics; hazards; government structure; regional and international assistance; infrastructure; laws and guidelines; risks and vulnerabilities; and other areas vital to a comprehensive disaster management knowledge base.
ASEAN | 2022 Download Handbook
Australia | 2020 Download Handbook
Bangladesh | 2020 Download Handbook
Brunei | 2022 Download Handbook
Cambodia | 2020 Download Handbook
Chile | 2021 Download Handbook
Fiji | 2023 Download Handbook
India (assisting state) | 2022 Download Handbook
Indonesia | 2021 Download Handbook
Lao PDR | 2021 Download Handbook
Malaysia | 2022 Download Handbook
Maldives | 2021 Download Handbook
Marshall Islands | 2022 Download Handbook
Micronesia | 2022 Download Handbook
Mongolia | 2022 Download Handbook
Myanmar (Burma) | 2020 Download Handbook
Nepal | 2020 Download Handbook
Northeast Asia | 2022 Download Handbook
Pakistan | 2021 Download Handbook
Palau | 2023 Download Handbook
Papua New Guinea | 2022 Download Handbook
Philippines | 2021 Download Handbook
Singapore | 2021 Download Handbook
Sri Lanka | 2021 Download Handbook
Thailand | 2022 Download Handbook
Timor-Leste | 2022 Download Handbook
Tonga | 2023 Download Handbook
Vietnam | 2021 Download Handbook
The Joint Intelligence Fusion Centre (JIFC) produces Contingency Summaries on countries vulnerable to disasters in the Pacific. The products can assist in the planning of a HADR response. The JIFC remain the authors of the products.
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The Pacific Humanitarian Team (PHT) with the support of the OCHA Office for the Pacific produces Country Preparedness Packages (CPPs) on countries vulnerable to disasters in the Pacific. The documents are a joint initiative of the Governments of the Pacific Islands and the PHT; it outlines existing national structures and plans for utilizing international support in a disaster response. The PHT remain the authors of the CPPs.