Inclusion

The programme will help impoverished communities in Shan State supporting them to reconstruct community infrastructure to enhance social and economic connectivity...and support vulnerable communities living in poor housing conditions in disaster prone areas of Yangon where safety of mainly women and children are improved with better housing conditions...

The new Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction is built on inclusion and highlights the important role of children and young people as “agents of change.”

'There is cause for celebration on two fronts: for the first time, older people - along with people with disabilities, women, children, migrants and indigenous people - have been referenced as key stakeholders in the new framework...[and] now have a chance to elicit action for their protection and engagement in DRR, and reduce the disproportionate risk they face,' writes Clare Harris...

'Empowering women to mitigate disaster risk is critical,' said Emmeline Verzosa, Chair of the APEC Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy... '[Really what is needed is] an environment that widens the door of opportunity for women in economies and advances women’s entrepreneurship...

With its network of community volunteers in all provinces and islands, the Red Cross played a key role in issuing early warnings before Cyclone Pam struck the country on March 13. As a result, most people were able to evacuate to safety and loss of life was low. Lives were saved thanks to good meteorological data, good communication and fast action by trained volunteers in local communities...

La presente publicación forma parte de una colección de reflexiones y aportes metodológicos en torno a la vulnerabilidad. Este documento sistematiza las herramientas de vulnerabilidad producidas en el Ecuador. Analiza cada documento a partir de diferentes

The European Commission (DG ECHO - Humanitarian aid and civil protection) publication showcases examples of successful resilience projects, i.e. 27 examples of existing best practices from around the world.

The key aim of this publication is to foster

'Without a doubt, reducing the risk of disasters and building resilience is critical to protecting the gains made in sustainable development. As we look towards the post-2015 development agenda, Sendai reminded us that we must make risk-informed investments if we are to achieve our goal of ending extreme poverty', writes Thomas H. Staal, head of the US delegation to the WCDRR...