Bhutan

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This policy brief aims to provide a background on the CBFEWS model and its mechanics and explain the prerequisite conditions for early warning system expansion and implementation. The policy brief is a part of research conducted by Harvard Kennedy School

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.

This working paper introduces a methodological concept that translates the pre-monsoon seasonal outlook to multi-sector impact-based forecasting. Building on the seasonal forecasts for precipitation available from South Asia Climate Outlook Forums

According to this paper, climate finance is a key resource to help society’s poorest, most marginalised and excluded people deal with the impacts of the triple crisis of climate change, nature’s degradation and poverty.

This paper uses six criteria for

This brief describes the complex challenges faced by South Asian countries and outlines key priorities for governments to rebuild better from the current pandemic crisis. Countries in South Asia, before COVID-19, were already battling critical

Climate-related disasters have different risk pathways from COVID-19, but they can intersect and converge with the pandemic in complex and destructive ways. Many communities are exposed to both, and the long-term consequences can be similar –damage to

The measures enforced to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to dramatic changes in standard operating systems and the ordinary ways of doing businesses in all sectors that are established based on physical contacts and

This Handbook developed as an outcome document of the workshop conducted for BIMSTEC Member Countries at Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (GIDM), from 17thto 20th December 2019, is intended to function as a preliminary support guide for the urban

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