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Ensuring an all-of-society engagement and partnership for DRR through empowerment and inclusive, accessible and non-discriminatory participation, paying special attention to people disproportionately affected by disasters, especially the poorest.

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Amanda Lamont, Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
Evacuation plans must consider gender and diversity in communities

There is no ‘out of the box’ template for effective evacuation planning. The experience of a disaster event is unique to each community, and affects

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Bangladesh: CARE has set out an example for urban resilience

A conference on urban resilience jointly organized by 16 humanitarian organizations was held during the first week of October, with one session in particular focusing on women's engagement in urban resilience building. CARE has been working towards empowering women as a force of resilience instead of as the vulnerable part of the community.

CARE International
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Building resilience to support restitution of displaced persons with Displacement Solutions

UN-Habitat and Displacement Solutions have signed an MoU outlining a framework for collaboration to build the resilience of human settlements. The collaboration will include research, policy, advocacy and project design and implementation, including joint design of project concepts, proposals and detailed project implementation documents.

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Philippines Lessons Learned from Typhoon Yolanda
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Philippines: Lessons learned from Typhoon Yolanda: an assessment of the Post-Yolanda short and medium-term recovery and rehabilitation interventions of the government

This document is an assessment of specific aspects of the Philippines' short and medium-term recovery from the Typhoon Yolanda.

World Bank, the
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Climate change is a threat to rich and poor alike

For the least developed countries, the impacts of disasters such as hurricanes, floods, and droughts can be severe. There is a consensus that rising temperatures are changing climate and precipitation patterns, and that rising and warming oceans are exacerbating hurricanes and tropical storms. Investing in disaster risk reduction is a crucial and collective task.

Islamic Republic News Agency
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Disasters costing Burma 3% of GDP

A new report states that small- and medium-scale disasters and climate-induced disasters are on the rise. The Action Plan is designed to address the emerging risk of recurrent disasters.

Democratic Voice of Burma
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School as a key to reducing people affected by disasters by 2030

Schools are considered key to reducing the number of people affected by disaster by 2030 in South Asia. The All India Disaster Mitigation Institute will be celebrating the International Day of Disaster Reduction by capturing lessons learned from the past year of working with schools in promoting safe education and reducing the number of people affected by disaster.

All India Disaster Mitigation Institute
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UN report says natural disasters to become more destructive in Asia-Pacific without action on disaster resilience

A new report released by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) predicts that disasters will become more intense and destructive in South Asia. Measures for disaster risk reduction need to be considered, especially in areas with a high concentration of poor, vulnerable or marginalized people.

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP)
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