The two-year project aimed to support the implementation of Korea Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) at the national scale and promote planning and implementation of climate adaptation measures in climate-sensitive sectors.
In our first blog post as a member of HIF’s Journey to Scale 2021-2022 cohort, we introduced our innovation, DMS Himalaya, which enables remote and marginalised Himalayan communities to contribute to disaster management at the local level.
Enhancing Learning & Research for Humanitarian Assistance
Dorji Wangmo from Tencho village in Lunana, one of Bhutan’s northern-most regions, still vividly remembers how she and others in the community ran for their lives when a glacial lake outburst flood struck Lunana on 7 October 1994.
United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters
The Disaster Risk Management Strategy, (DMSF) is formulated as mandated under clause 11 of the Disaster Management Act of Bhutan 2013and is guided by the Five Year Planning process. The DMSF is envisioned to serve as reference for disaster management by
Ministery of Home and Cultural Affairs, Department of Disaster Management, Bhutan
The Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) has set the goal of achieving Gross National Happiness through all-round socio-economic development as a priority national objective. In view of the geo-physical location of the country in one of the most seismically
The purpose of this plan is to ensure that Thimphu Thromde and its partners will be able to deliver prompt, effective and appropriate responses in the aftermath of an earthquake and effectively manage potential humanitarian impacts. The plan will help
Ministery of Home and Cultural Affairs, Department of Disaster Management, Bhutan
The disaster risk reduction (DRR) status report provides a snapshot of the state of DRR in Bhutan under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
