Research Catalog

Title

Recommendations on the role of official statistics in measuring hazardous events and disasters / United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Publication

Geneva : United Nations, 2019

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

United Nations. Economic Commission for Europe. issuing body.

Description

vii, 129 pages : color illustrations; 30 cm

Summary

"This publication presents recommendations for national statistical offices (NSOs) and other organisations within national statistical systems (NSS), who would like to engage more in the measurement of hazardous events and disasters, on their roles in supporting work on this emerging topic .... The main aims of the publication are (i) to clarify the role of national statistical offices and ... (ii) to identify practical steps needed for these organisations, in coordination with national agencies responsible for disaster risk management, to better support disaster risk management efforts."--Executive summary

Subject

• Emergency management > Statistical services > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Hazard mitigation > Statistical services > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Climatic changes > Statistical services > Handbooks, manuals, etc

Genre/Form

Handbooks and manuals

Note

• "ECE/CES/STAT/2019/3"--Title page verso
• "Sales no. E.20.II.E.6"--Title page verso

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references

ISBN

• 9211172209
• 9789211172201

OCLC

• on1151187377
• SCSB-9785444

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library