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.
Here are five ways countries ensure persons with disabilities are not left behind when the next disaster strikes.
In today's world, no discussion of climate change is complete without consideration for how the phenomenon affects people caught up in armed conflicts, many of whom are some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world. To raise awareness of this topic, 65 Red Cross Red Crescent Movement partners joined the discussions in Paris to talk about the relationship between climate change and conflict...
Location Santiago del Chile Degree Diploma Description In Spanish: Por cuarto año consecutivo, el Diplomado es organizado por la Fundación Henry Dunant América Latina y el Instituto Internacional Henry Dunant. Su propósito es contribuir a un mejor
This guide offers a child-friendly version of the Sendai Framework. It was developed in consultation with children by the Children in a Changing Climate coalition (ChildFund Alliance, Plan International, Save the Children, UNICEF, and World Vision).
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Children in a Changing Climate
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Office in Incheon for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction
Children are particularly vulnerable to illness and injuries during these emergency situations and their distinct needs, reports Reuters. 'Without research and development the pipeline of new and innovative medical countermeasures will not be achieved or sustained,' said lead report author Dr. Daniel Fagbuyi of George Washington University in Washington, D.C...
Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies; Vol 7, No 1 (2015). doi: 10.4102/jamba.v7i1.201:
This article deals with the issue of applying generalised, a priori determinants of vulnerability to particular hazards in particular places, an approach which
This report is based on research in Turkana County in northwestern Kenya bordering South Sudan, Ethiopia and Uganda. Today, Turkana County is home to a rapidly growing population that is among the poorest in Kenya.
This report explores the relationships between climate change and poverty, focusing on climate extremes, on the basis that these manifestations of climate change will most affect attempts to reduce poverty over the next 15 to 25 years. Three detailed case
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Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters
The Asia-Pacific Journal, Issue 48, Vol 13, No. 1, December 14, 2015:
This article examines disaster risk governance for island case studies, focusing on Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS). SIDS examples are used to examine two main areas in
