This unique report is designed to support future national disaster policy programmes. It is designed to help develop understanding of global requirements and challenges in fighting against water-related disasters, to evaluate the effectiveness of adopted policies in water-hazard mitigation, and to plan future development with better understanding of disaster vulnerability. The report is divided into four parts: 1) introduction; 2) presents an overview of natural and water-related disasters from 1900 to 2006; 3) analyses recent trends in global and regional water-related disasters since 1980; and 4) concluding section that presents recommendations based on the findings of the report. Search keywords: earthquake, disaster.
