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Disaster Risk Management
Kenya: Plugging the gaps in disaster preparedness
11 Mar 2010, IRIN
Kenya's failure to put in place a comprehensive disaster preparedness policy means its response to high-risk events such as droughts, floods, epidemics and major accidents tends to be slow, poorly coordinated and unnecessarily expensive, say specialists...
Extracts of progress reports by progress indicator on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
- Indicator 1.1 [PDF, 136Kb]National policy and legal framework for disaster risk reduction exists with decentralised responsibilities and capacities at all levels
- Indicator 4.5 [PDF, 87Kb]Disaster risk reduction measures are integrated into post disaster recovery and rehabilitation processes
- Indicator 5.1 [PDF, 98Kb]Strong policy, technical and institutional capacities and mechanisms for disaster risk management, with a disaster risk reduction perspective are in place
- Indicator 5.2 [PDF, 99Kb]Disaster preparedness plans and contingency plans are in place at all administrative levels, and regular training drills and rehearsals are held to test and develop disaster response programmes.
- Indicator 5.4 [PDF, 88Kb]Procedures are in place to exchange relevant information during hazard events and disasters, and to undertake post-event reviews
- Western Washington University Haiti earthquake presentation17 Mar 2010, United States of America (Bellingham, WA 98225)
- La prise en charge des risques naturels par les sciences humaines et sociales (in French)18-22 Mar 2010, Algeria (Bab Ezzouar)
- IPCC Second lead authors meeting: Special Report - managing the risk of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation22-25 Mar 2010, Viet Nam (Hanoi)
- Diploma in disaster risk managementPreston Univ
- Emergency administration and planningNorth Texas Univ, United States of America (Denton, Texas)
- Diploma in Disaster Preparedness and ManagementCDPM, Pakistan (Peshawar)
From ISDR System and other DRR actors
- BBC World Debate: ‘Prevent or React’2009, BBC
- Tanzanian villagers encouraged to learn hazards of living near erupting volcano2009, USGS, United States of America - gov
- UNISDR YouTube channelUNISDR
- Finance and administration expertHaiti (Port-au-Prince), Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe
- Project coordinator - Disaster risk reduction staff capacity developmentUnited Kingdom (Oxford), Oxfam GB
- Disaster risk reduction consultant (several positions)Global, IRC
External Online Resources
- A GDRC special feature on environmental management and disaster risk reduction
- Action pour la protection des personnes et des biens en Afrique
- Caribbean Risk Management Initiative
- DKKV: Database of documentation on EU disaster preparedeness
- East Asia and Pacific: A primer on reducing vulnerabilities to climate change impacts and strengthening DRM
- France: Portail DICRIM - Document d'Information Communal sur les RIsques Majeurs (in French)
- GFDRR: Safer homes, safer communities website
- Humanitarian early warning system (HEWS): HEWSweb
- Institute for Business and Home Safety: disaster safety portal
- Knowledge sharing on disaster risk reduction
- Martinique: risques et nuisances (in French)
- OIKOS: interactive game and information on hazard impact, mechanism, mitigation and simulation (in many languages)
- Pakistan: Disaster Preparedness and Response Team (DPART-SAR) online resources portal
- Sharing knowledge on disaster preparedness in the Himalayan region
- The gender and disaster sourcebook
- UK Climate Impacts Programme: Adaptation actions database
What is disaster risk management?
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