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 Alaska State Hazard Mitigation Plan : Alaska's state hazard mitigation plan is available at this site.
http://www.ak-prepared.com/plans/mitigation/mitigationplan.htm
Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM): An organization of professionals involved in floodplain management; flood hazard mitigation; the National Flood Insurance Program; and flood preparedness, warning, and recovery. The ASFPM Web site includes a publications list, information on upcoming conferences, a history of the association, the publication Mitigation Success Stories in the United States, and other useful Internet links.
http://www.floods.org Center for Biosecurity: The Center for Biosecurity is an independent, non-profit organization of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, with its base of operations located in Baltimore, Maryland. The Center works to prevent the development and use of biological weapons, to catalyze advances in science and governance that diminish the power of biological weapons as agents of mass lethality, and to lessen the human suffering that would result if prevention fails. News, articles, book reviews, suggested readings, and topical fact sheets on biological agents available online.
http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/  CIA Publications: World Factbook: Facts on Intelligence, Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments, Maps and other Publications available here.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Disaster Management Facility (DMF): Established by the World Bank to ensure that disaster prevention and mitigation are integral parts of development programs. The DMF Web site includes much information on World Bank policy and projects in disaster management, good practices in disaster risk management, market incentives for mitigation investment, recent disasters, World Bank publications, current disaster news, key readings, and useful links.
http://www.worldbank.org/dmf/ Duryog Nivaran; South Asian Network for Disaster Mitigation: aims to reduce communities’ susceptibility to disasters and conflicts. This is achieved by incorporating an alternative perspective at conceptual, policy and implementation levels of disaster mitigation and development programs in the South Asian region. Available online are publication listings, case studies, photo galleries, and professional announcements.
http://www.duryognivaran.org Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI): A national, nonprofit, technical society of engineers, geoscientists, architects, planners, public officials, and social scientists - including researchers, practicing professionals, educators, government officials, and building code regulators - all of whom are concerned about mitigating earthquake hazards. The EERI Web site provides an introduction to the institute; a list of upcoming EERI meetings and other events; descriptions of EERI services; a catalog of publications, slides, and videos available from the institute; and other information and news about earthquake hazard mitigation. Additionally, EERI has several full-text earthquake reconnaissance reports on-line, as well as other information about current events. EERI has established an e-mail list serve to apprise members and other persons interested in earthquake hazard mitigation of special EERI announcements.
http://www.eeri.org Everyone Goes Home: National Fallen Firefighters Foundation: Recognizing the need to do more to prevent line-of-duty deaths and
injuries, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and PennWell
Corporation established this Web site for the nationwide Firefighter
Life Safety Initiatives program.
http://www.everyonegoeshome.com Federal Insurance & Mitigation Administration (FIMA): Manages the National Flood Insurance Program and oversees FEMA's mitigation programs. FIMA combines organizational activities to promote Protection, Prevention, and Partnerships at the Federal, State, local, and individual levels. Mitigation is the cornerstone of emergency management. It's the ongoing effort to lessen the impact disasters have on peoples lives and property through damage prevention and flood insurance. Available online are case studies, HAZUS (a natural hazard loss estimation methodology), hazard specific information links including terrorism, and FIMA Program activity links.
http://www.fema.gov/fima/ FireSafety.gov: Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Fire Safety Council have joined to create a one-stop information resource for residential fire safety and prevention information that is distributed by the federal government.
http://www.firesafety.gov Firewise Communities : a multi-agency effort designed to reach beyond the fire service by involving homeowners, community leaders, planners, developers, and others in the effort to protect people, property, and natural resources from the risk of wildland fire - before a fire starts.
The Firewise Communities approach emphasizes community responsibility for planning in the design of a safe community as well as effective emergency response, and individual responsibility for safer home construction and design, landscaping, and maintenance.
http://www.firewise.org Hawaii Statewide Hazard Mitigation Forum : The Hawaii Statewide Hazard Mitigation Forum is formed to raise public awareness about how to mitigate property loss due to natural hazards.
Hawaii Statewide Hazard Mitigation Forum members represent county, state, and federal agencies, as well as the private sector.
http://www.mothernature-hawaii.com/aboutus.html HazNet: Devoted to coastal hazards awareness and mitigation. The HazNet site gathers information and resources from Sea Grant programs, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and other public- and private-sector sources to help people meet the challenges presented by such natural hazards as riverine flooding, storm surge, coastal erosion, seismic events, and hurricanes. The site includes consumer fact sheets; an example of a community hazard mitigation plan from Rhode Island; a report on changes in building codes and practices in South Florida since Hurricane Andrew; a bibliography of Sea Grant coastal hazards research; and an on-line hazards bulletin board and discussion group.
http://www.haznet.org Hurricane Mitigation and Post-Disaster Redevelopment: Principles and Practices: Developed by the Florida Coastal Management Program, Jeff Wade and Todd Trexler, Center for Governmental Responsibility, University of Florida College of Law. The report sets forth general principles and strategies of effective hurricane mitigation programs, explains the relevant requirements of Florida's Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act, presents model approaches developed by the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, and summarizes effective programs adopted by coastal local governments in Florida and North Carolina.
http://www.law.ufl.edu/cgr/publications/hurricane_principles.pdf Download Electronic Doc. Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS): Offers homeowners and businesses tips on hazards safety and planning. Currently, the site focuses on hurricane mitigation. The site includes videos on structural mitigation measures, several print publications in both Spanish and English, as well as links to other resources on the web.
http://www.disastersafety.org International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES): located in Iran, this institute's web site contains a number of bibliographic materials concerning seismic events and research with new documents about the 2003 Bam
earthquake. The main goal of IIEES is seismic risk reduction and mitigation both in Iran and the region by promoting research and education in science and technology related to seismotectonic, seismology and earthquake engineering.
http://www.iiees.ac.ir/English/eng_index.html International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR): Managed by a small U.N. Secretariat in Geneva. This site provides extensive background information on the ISDR; a list of ISDR and ISDR-related events; on-line versions of the ISDR Highlights newsletter; descriptions of various ISDR initiatives; and numerous reports, tools, brochures, and U.N. documents.
http://www.unisdr.org/ International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Drought Assessment and Mitigation in South West Asia: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is a nonprofit scientific research organization that specializes in agricultural water use and integrated management of water and land resources. IWMI has launched a large-scale regional assessment across India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan in a common effort to find ways to mitigate the effects of recurrent droughts.
The Project analyzes hydro-meteorological and human factors involved, conducts the reviews of the existing drought coping and management experiences in the region and identifies the existing knowledge gaps. The study is viewed as a quick survey of regional drought research and management in order to undertake a larger longer-term, regional drought assessment and mitigation program in the future.
Provided are numerous bibliographic materials, news and events, national issues, and related links.
IWMI Drought Assessment and Mitigation in South West Asia: http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/droughtassessment/index.asp
International Water Management Institute (IWMI): http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org
Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Project : In the fall of 2005, the U.S. Congress directed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, in partnership with the State of Louisiana, to undertake the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration (LACPR) Project to identify, describe, and propose a full range of flood control, coastal restoration, and hurricane protection measures for South Louisiana. Information about the project and related activities can be found here.
http://lacpr.usace.army.mil/ Mid-America Earthquake (MAE) Center: A multidisciplinary center whose aim is to reduce losses in future earthquakes that may strike the central and eastern United States. Center research is directed at developing effective and economical mitigation measures considering the unique physical, technical, social, and economic features of the earthquake problem in mid-America. Available are research briefs, articles, bibliographies, news, CD-ROM order forms, conference announcements, and related links.
http://mae.ce.uiuc.edu/ National Drought Mitigation Center: Created to help people and institutions develop and implement measures to reduce societal vulnerability to drought - focusing on prevention and risk management rather than crisis management. The NDMC site includes sections that describe the center; explain how and why to plan for drought; provide information about current forecasts, monitoring, and impacts (both for the U.S. and worldwide); present historic climate data; discuss the "Enigma of Drought" in depth and measures that have worked to alleviate drought impacts; offer directions for preparing a Drought Planner's Handbook; provide a directory of drought planners; and, of course, offer a list of other useful Internet sites. Also available is the "Drought Monitor"; a comprehensive analysis of the current national situation. Released each Thursday, the monitor reviews conditions across the country and provides an outlook for the coming weeks.
http://www.drought.unl.edu/index.htm National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) is the federal government's program to reduce the risks to life and property from earthquakes. The NEHRP Web site includes information about the program and the participating agencies; related news, events, and activities; publications and testimonies; and other earthquake links.
http://www.nehrp.gov/ National Fire Plan (NFP): Documents how the federal government and state partners manage wildfire and wildfire impacts and focuses on preparedness and mitigation activities that can significantly reduce property and natural resource loss, as well as improve public safety. The site lists NFP activities in each state, provides current fire information, offers several background reports and publications, and provides individual sections covering the key points of the NFP: firefighting, rehabilitation/restoration, hazardous fuel reduction, community assistance, and accountability.
http://www.fireplan.gov Natural Disaster Reference Database: Assembled by the Earth Sciences Directorate of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Contains extensive bibliographic information on research results and programs related to the use of satellite remote sensing for disaster mitigation of all kinds.
http://ndrd.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT): Dedicated to preventing and reducing terrorism and mitigating its effects.
http://www.mipt.org/ Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC): Headquartered at the University of Southern California, SCEC was founded in 1991 with a mission to gather new information about earthquakes in Southern California, integrate this information into a comprehensive and predictive understanding of earthquake phenomena, and communicate this understanding to end-users and the general public in order to increase earthquake awareness, reduce economic losses, and save lives.
Available are reports, proposals, news, and other publications as well as web accessible databases concerning various aspects of earthquakes.
http://www.scec.org/ Texas Transportation Institute (TTI): The largest university-affiliated transportation research agency in the United States. Focuses on all modes of transportation and safety: highway, air, water, rail, and pipeline. TTI is a state agency and a member of The Texas A&M University System. Access provided to partner centers and clearinghouses, research reviews, and the periodical: Texas Transportation Researcher.
http://tti.tamu.edu/ U.S. Fire Administration Chiefs' Corner: site highlighting fire prevention and fire safety information and programs from across the United States and will be used to spotlight new innovations and efforts.
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/about/chiefs-corner/ U.S. Food and Drug Administration Countering Bioterrorism: Information and FAQs regarding bioterrorism and USDA's involvement and planning initiatives regarding bioterrorism. Useful links to additional web pages concerning similar issues and related government agencies.
http://www.fda.gov/cber/cntrbio/cntrbio.htm Unit for Sustainable Development and Environment (USDE): A Unit of the Organization of American States (OAS), web versions of literature available for public download. Materials include whole books searchable by topic or geographic area. Spanish versions of some of these publications and other useful documents in Spanish are also available.
http://www.oas.org/usde/publications.htm
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