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Civil Society/NGOs
The role of civil society and/or non-governmental organizations in advocating disaster risk reduction, particularly to the international community, local and national government, and in strengthening capacities to reduce community risk and vulnerability from natural hazards.
Neglected 'everyday' disasters fuel rising losses for poorest
22 May 2013, AlertNet
'People's own determination to get out of poverty should be matched by our commitment to redistribute risk and build equality, thereby supporting them to thrive and prosper, rather than just cope and survive in a world of increasing risks,' Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf wrote in a foreword to the Views from the Frontline report...
- Indicator 1.3 [PDF, 114Kb]Community Participation and decentralisation is ensured through the delegation of authority and resources to local levels
- Indicator 3.2 [PDF, 116Kb]School curricula , education material and relevant trainings include disaster risk reduction and recovery concepts and practices
- Indicator 3.4 [PDF, 102Kb]Countrywide public awareness strategy exists to stimulate a culture of disaster resilience, with outreach to urban and rural communities
- Global platform for disaster risk reduction 2013: Fourth session19-23 May 2013, Switzerland (Geneva)
- Building resilient communities: Community-managed disaster risk reduction (Nepal)21-30 May 2013, Nepal (Kathmandu)
- Forging knowledge foundations: Framing resilient futures - Focus on higher education and disaster risk reducation24 May 2013, Switzerland (Geneva)
- Diplomado internacional de especialización en derechos humanos, gestión del riesgo y políticas públicas de prevención de desastres en América Latina y el CaribeHenry Dunant Fndn Lat Am, Chile (Santiago del Chile)
- Masters of climate changeUW, Canada (Waterloo)
- Post graduate diploma and certificate programme in disaster managementIDMVS; DU, Bangladesh (Dhaka)
Disaster risk reduction and development post-20152013, VOICE
Views from the frontline: beyond 20152013, GNDR
- Disaster risk reduction adviserUnited Kingdom (London, with up to 90 days overseas travel per year), British Red Cross
External Online Resources
- China Risk Net - 中国风险网
- Disaster risk reduction (DRR) project portal for Asia and the Pacific
- National Disaster Management Authority of India guidelines: multiple hazards, capacity development, information and risk management
- Rede social Arca de Noé (in Portuguese)
- UNFCCC: Adaptation Private Sector Initiative (PSI)
Find or contribute curricular, extra-curricular and public awareness materials on disaster prevention and school safety for primary, secondary, vocational, community-based education and public awareness.