Inclusion

This document discusses how almost six years after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, despite the overall good recovery progress, some areas have lagged behind and 134,000 evacuees continue to live in displacement. Prolonged and protracted displacement has had profound and disproportionate impacts on the more vulnerable members of society, particularly older people. 

Social cohesion is often lacking in urban slum settings. However, capacity building projects allow for communities to be better prepared for and recover from disasters. Success from local government interventions and CARE's Building Resilience of the Urban Poor project is demonstrated in the stories of increased resilience from the Tetultala Slum following a fire.

This paper draws on a case study in Christchurch to identify insights, realities, possibilities and obstacles in relation to the involvement in disaster preparedness of children with diverse disabilities. It reports on findings from focus group

The Post Flood Recovery Needs Assessment offers an objective basis for recovery planning and measures for reducing future risks. It estimates the impact of the 2017 floods that affected the Terai region and to identify medium-term recovery needs.

In a disaster reduction training initiative instigated by the Bermuda Red Cross, 100 seniors have been armed with the skills to help themselves and others in an emergency situation. The training included training on how to stay safe during a hurricane.

In the midst of Chile’s worst forest fires in five decades, award-winning local campaigners have spotlighted the need to ensure that people with disabilities are not forgotten in emergency operations and disaster risk reduction.

This document discusses how the population’s awareness and knowledge of national heat plans and extreme heat can improve community behaviour and adaptation. A general population survey was conducted in Lisbon and in Madrid to assess this knowledge

Free mobile apps have been developed in recent years in different languages to assist foreigners during natural disasters. The Japan Tourism Agency has offered an emergency app called "Safety tips" where emergency earthquake reports and tsunami warnings and information about the users' locality can be received in different languages.