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Social Impacts & Resilience
Consequences of a hazardous event on the physical, economic and psychological well-being of individuals and on the functioning of a community. Features of a social system that help to avoid losses and maintain or recover satisfying living conditions after a shock.
UN chief outlines five-year action plan to build 'the future we want'
25 Jan 2012, UNNC
'On natural disasters, we will work for risk reduction plans that address the growing challenges of climate change, environmental degradation, urbanization and population growth. And we will place special emphasis on least developed and most vulnerable countries'...
Extracts of progress reports by progress indicator on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
- Indicator 4.2 [PDF, 102Kb]Social development policies and plans are being implemented to reduce the vulnerability of populations most at risk
- E-learning course on safe and resilient cities06-29 Feb 2012, United States of America (Washington D.C.)
- Second WMO international conference on Indian ocean tropical cyclones and climate change14-17 Feb 2012, India (New Delhi)
- International workshop on large-scale natural disaster and protected areas17 Feb 2012, Japan (Tokyo)
- Disaster management non-thesis master programITU
- Master of Arts in Emergency ManagementMassey University, New Zealand (Palmerston North)
- Diplomado salud mental en emergencias, desastres y catástrofesUC, Chile (Santiago de Chile)
Changing climate, changing disasters: pathways to integration2012, Christian Aid; DFID; IDS; Plan Intl
Second world landslide forum: putting science into practice - abstract book2011, ISPRA, Italy - gov; ICL; IPL; UNISDR
- Mozambique: Changing weather patterns and livelihoods2010, DFID; Guardian, the
- River of hope: Adapting to a changing climate in Mozambique2010, DFID; Save the Children UK
- Tsunami - building better for next time2009, UNISDR AP
- Natural resources management and climate change advisorEthiopia (Addis Ababa), Save the Children U.S.
- Regional emergency manager - West managerBurkina Faso (Ouagadougou), Christian Aid
- Director, programme qualityAfghanistan (Kabul / Roving), Afghanaid
External Online Resources
- Best practices in adapting to climate change: Online professional development community
- Disaster risk reduction (DRR) project portal for Asia and the Pacific
- FAO: DRR-TECA (technology for agriculture) practices and technologies
- NICCD blog: Notes on ICTs, climate change and development
- Riverbank erosion and flood in Kazipur, Bangladesh
- Selemat Project
- UNFCCC: local coping strategies database
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