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Satellite remote sensing is one of the primary support tools for disaster management. The Sentinel Asia (SA) initiative was established in 2006 as a collaboration between regional space agencies and disaster management agencies, applying space technology

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This research project investigates the critical factors for educational continuity in urban floods in South and Southeast Asia.
This brief explores the evidence and how it shows that flood (and associated hazard) affected people are not helpless bystanders but active first-responders and change agents.
This webinar presents studies conducted in three countries (Bangladesh, Thailand and Vietnam) which are recurrently affected by urban floods.

Using the UNISDR 10 Essentials for Making Cities Resilient as guidelines, this paper assesses the progress of flood resilience building in Thailand and its relationship to local government leaders’ abilities. The research showed that, since the flood

This knowledge note highlights ten key considerations for enhancing understanding of disaster risk among public investment planners.

This publication is designed to aid engagement of public investment planners in the disaster risk assessment process. If

This report summarizes the outcomes of the fourth Nansen Initiative Regional Consultation, which was hosted by the Government of the Philippines in Manila from 15 – 17 October 2014 to discuss “Human Mobility in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change

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