Disaster risk management

Disaster risk management is the application of disaster risk reduction policies and strategies to prevent new disaster risk, reduce existing disaster risk and manage residual risk, contributing to the strengthening of resilience and reduction of disaster losses.

Latest Disaster risk management additions in the Knowledge Base

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has instituted scholarship scheme for best deserving corps members who contribute to public awareness or volunteer in disaster management in the country...
National Emergency Management Agency (Nigeria)
"El huracán Mitch fue un punto de partida para la región, desde entonces venimos hablando del riesgo y de la (cultura) de prevención", declaró el responsable de la Comisión Centroamericana de Ambiente y Desarrollo, Roberto Rodríguez...
Univision.com - Univision Communications Inc.
En El Salvador se celebro el primer Taller Nacional sobre Sistemas de Alerta Temprana ante Inundaciones, en el que participo la Organización de Estados Americanos, entre otros...
La Prensa Gráfica

This study on impacts of disasters on the education sector in Cambodia aims to build an evidence-based rationale to raise awareness on integrating DRR concerns into education policies, programs and plans and to advocate for changing practices in school

This study on impacts of disasters on the education sector in Lao PDR aims to build an evidence-based rationale to raise awareness on integrating DRR concerns into education policies, programs and plans and to advocate for changing practices in school

This study on impacts of disasters on the education sector in the Philippines aims to build an evidence-based rationale to raise awareness on integrating DRR concerns into education policies, programs and plans and to advocate for changing practices in

A report from IFRC on the latest 'imihigo' or 'performance contract', a risk reduction project run by the Rwanda Red Cross (RRC)in the eastern Kayonza district, a relatively dry area where food security is a major issue...
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Experts say 7-8 magnitude tremor highly probable...
Inquirer.net, Philippine Daily Inquirer

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