European Commisssion FP7-funded project "CATALYST" produces Best Practice Papers

There are four major disaster-prone regions on Earth that suffer from earthquakes, tsunamis, droughts, floods, hurricanes, storms and others, but a blueprint to address the fury of natural elements does not exist.
 

The CATALYST project has identified knowledge about best practices in capacity development for hazard risk reduction and climate change adaptation. 
CATALYST is an international initiative funded by the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme FP7. It includes TWAS, the World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries, among its partners. TWAS is also a member of IAP, the global network of science academies.
CATALYST has combined local knowledge with the latest science, producing four "Best Practice Papers" that focus on each region at risk: Central America and the Caribbean; South and South-East Asia; East and West Africa; and the European Mediterranean region.

For more information on CATALYST and to download the "Best Practice Papers" visit: http://www.catalyst-project.eu/.

Printed copies are available upon request, by email to: cserra@twas.org