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The grant is aimed at improving the quality and use of climate related information and is aligned with Jamaica's national development plan on hazard risk reduction and climate change adaptation which 'will no doubt enhance our ability to continue on our journey of economic recovery with renewed confidence,' said Jamaica's Minister of Finance and Planning...

Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies, Volume 19, Special Issue:

This paper reports on findings from the research relating to emergency preparedness and perceptions of vulnerability among disabled people who were living in Christchurch over

Children's Geographies, Volume 13, Issue 3, Special Issue, doi:10.1080/14733285.2013.848599:

This paper presents empirical data from participatory video (PV) methods with groups of young people in three communities in Eastern Samar, the Philippines. The

Elizabeth Ferris writes that the need to develop effective policies to prevent, respond to, and recover from displacement caused by disasters offers hope for new forms of cooperation. Developed and developing countries can learn a lot from one another and work together to find solutions for those who continue to be displaced long after the crisis is over...

American Journal of Rural Development, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2015, doi: 10.12691/ajrd-3-2-2:

This research paper explores the ‘atlas of the locally adopted strategies’ to cope with adverse effects of cyclone Aila in southwest coastal Bangladesh. Particularly

This annual report draws on information from a wide range of sources, including governments, UN and international organisations, NGOs and media, to provide up-to-date figures and analysis on displacement caused by disasters associated with rapid-onset

In response to the devastating earthquakes that hit Nepal in April and May 2015, ACTED has distributed vegetable seeds and agricultural tool kits in rural areas of Dhading district. These distributions provide vulnerable households with immediate and long term support in accessing food...

IOM Papua New Guinea Chief of Mission George Gigauri said: 'Understanding climate change as a new driver of migration is critical to addressing the challenges faced by many vulnerable communities in PNG. We must work together to combine disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation efforts to bring about durable solutions to environmental migrants.'...