DRR Community Voices

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Women in Nepal use a loudspeaker to practise early warnings with local communities.
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Georgia Landray Mirianna Budimir Dharam Uprety Miguel Arestegui Sarah Begg
Towards effective early warning systems: impact and lessons from Nepal and Peru
An assessment of Early Warning Systems (EWS) by Practical Action in Nepal and Peru highlights the need to focus on individuals and communities in the design and implementation of these systems.
Photo of Domina holding a proof of her loan
Blog
Jacinta Kamemba
Harnessing digitalisation for climate resilience in vulnerable communities
Digitalisation is having a transformative impact on climate resilience in Kenya. A partnership between VisionFund (VF) and a local fintech provider is enabling farmers to use their mobile phones in order to access digital loans.
Art collage representing conflict between fake news and fact communication
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Qi Zhao Jan-Willem van Prooijen Giuliana Spadaro
Conspiracy! Why lack of capacity will make one believe just about anything about disasters…
New study suggests that countries with high natural hazard risk do not necessarily have to expect excessive conspiracy theories among the population. Fostering well-developed coping capacities could lower conspiracy belief levels effectively.
Aerial drone view of a beautiful beach on Lombok Island, Indonesia
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Sergio Vallesi
Solutions for vanishing coastlines: Adapting to coastal erosion in Small Island Developing States
In response to coastal erosion, island nations must rapidly deploy effective and scalable adaptation solutions that utilize nature, community participation, and innovative technologies.
Aerial photos dated June 28, 2023 of a huge fire in one of the buildings in the city of Omdurman, Sudan
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Katie Peters
How to catalyse a shift to disaster risk management in fragile and conflict settings
Over the past 15 years, mentions of FCV have been few and far between at previous Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction meetings. It was a marked change to hear the opening remarks by the head of UNDRR, Mr Kamal Kishore.
Residents contend with the flooding after a downpour in Accra, Ghana in 2020.
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Dr. Louis Kusi Frimpong Dr. Rahmat Quaigrane Duker Dr. Evans Sakyi Boadu Dr. Ama Mbeaba Keelson Quarshie Dr. Felicia Annin
Ghana’s floods provide valuable lessons for future flood disaster planning
In Ghana, flooding is a perennial event in both rural and urban areas. In recent years, the level of associated destruction has increased, prompting serious attention from both government and relief organizations.
An apartment complex in construction, in Kent, UK
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Olivia Nielsen Monica Sanders
Why affordable housing is more vulnerable to disasters
When market forces drive affordable housing, developers or households typically seek cheaper land to reduce costs. These lower-cost plots are often in less desirable, higher-risk areas prone to flooding, earthquakes, or other environmental hazards.
A prescribed burning manager lighting a controlled fire in Califoria, USA
Interview
Guiding the burn: How a prescribed fire program manager builds fire-resilient communities
PreventionWeb spoke with Cordi Craig, Prescribed Fire Program Manager at Placer Resource Conservation District, to learn how her role is helping communities in California build resilience to the ever-growing threat of wildfires.