text: 2. In view of the very wide potential application context of risk and vulnerability analysis, UNDRO should make fuller use of specialist advice in the formulation of projects in this field. 3. The report of this meeting should be regarded as an interim study of the problems of vulnerability and risk. UNDRO should circulate the report, inviting comment from UN member countries, specialized agencies and other interested bodies. At the same time UNDRO should arrange for detailed studies of vulnerability analysis leading to a compre- hensive publication on the subject. The proposed new publication would cover such activi- ties as the testing of the terminology proposed in Chapter I for all types of natural disasters, the preparation of a more detailed specification of the types of information required for all the different natural disasters, the calculation of specific risk and total risk for a number of examples of important natural hazards, assembly of examples of the use of information on natural hazard and vulnerability in the planning process, and so on. (The meeting was pleased to learn that plans for the proposed publication are included in the UNEP/UNDRO series of monographs on Disaster Prevention and Mitigation). 4. It is recommended that existing UNDRO publications be reviewed, where appropriate. The case study on composite vulnerability analysis in the Metro Manila Area should be revised in the light of the concepts developed at the present meeting. In this way consistent series of publications would be produced comprising: 4 a basic report on concepts and methodology, b) a series of volumes on current knowledge of various aspects of vulnerability analysis and related problems, C) case studies ‘providing valuable guidance to all concerned. 5. Taking into account the recommendations and proposals of this meeting, studies of vulner- 
analysis: The text discusses the concept of risk and vulnerability analysis, specifically in the context of natural disasters. The language used is technical and focused on methodology, terminology, and publication of studies. The topics mentioned, such as testing terminology, preparing specifications, and calculating risk, suggest a focus on the scientific and analytical aspects of the field.