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Displaying 30 of about 37 resultsThe report provides an overview of the disaster risk reduction and management in Nepal, a country under threat of multiple natural hazards: earthquakes, floods, landslides, fires, storms, the epidemics, and others. It presents background information on the country, its disaster profile, its legal and institutional framework, the country's achievements i…
This DRR Tool Kit for Constituent Assembly members is produced jointly by the following organizations, with funding support of the European Commission Humanitarian Aid department (through DIPECHO V partners–ActionAid with AusAID co-finance, Care Nepal, Handicap International, Mercy Corps, Practical Action and UNDP–BPCR South and South–West Asia), Oxfam…
This document provides a regional assessment of food security and vulnerability for SADC member countries, and aims to synthesise national level vulnerability assessments, facilitate discussions and a shared vision for reducing vulnerability, and discuss emerging trends in vulnerability assessments.
This document describes the regional food and n…
The GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for Early Warning (CM4EW) is an international and transparent multi-source, consensus assessment of the crop growing conditions, status, and agro-climatic conditions that are likely to impact global production. The CM4EW reports on climate hazards, such as drought, flood, and extreme weather, as well as pests and crop diseases,…
Extreme weather events, the annual monsoon season, and the health and economic impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic are hitting communities hard in Bangladesh. Without urgent action by the government and donors, the impact of monsoon hazards will compound the effects and risks of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and increase the chances of transmissi…
Bangladesh is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, while its people also suffer from a range of environmental hazards linked to the growing prevalence of non-communicable diseases. These diseases are responsible for increasing morbidity and mortality and lead to other stresses within the population. Such stresses create continuous imp…
This report is a compendium of understanding, concepts, experiences and lessons of disaster risk management (DRM), emergency response planning and capacity building in Nepal. It also provides a chronology of the development of DRM processes in the country including government's initiatives in creating suitable policy and legal environments for effective…
This study finds that 17 million people were newly displaced by sudden-onset disasters worldwide in 2009, and over 42 million people in 2010. To meet this challenge, the study recommends that greater collaboration is required between those working in the fields of humanitarian action, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and development. I…
This report asserts that the more widespread integration of science into disaster risk reduction policy making will depend on science being ‘useful, useable and used’. The case studies in the report describe specific examples of scientific learning being employed to enhance disaster risk reduction, providing evidence that science is useable for disaster…
This paper addresses the information and evidence on the seasonal vulnerability and risk calendar in Nepal at a national and sub-national level, including: floods, landslides, fires, droughts and diseases. Findings of this rapid review indicates that:
Most people are killed and injured during July-September which is in the monsoon period.
Preparedne…
Trimester report, period November 2009 – January 2010:
This report highlights the issues and progress in the execution of the Nepal Hazard Risk Assessment (NHRA) project. It summarises the activities carried out in terms of data collection, generation and preparation. It also reports on the workshops conducted on hazard assessment methodology for eart…
This report — presenting lessons from Year 4 of Phase II of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance — consists of a tip sheet and supporting case studies for conducting successful advocacy. It examines lessons from Year 3 of Phase II of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance community engagement, learning, research, and advocacy work. The report focuses…
This report, produced by the Nepal Climate Vulnerability Study Team (NCVST), provides a scenario of climate change, adaptation options and vulnerability in Nepal. It aims to synthesise existing scientific and socio-economic information on the likely impacts of climate change in the Nepal Himalaya and to assess the complex patterns of vulnerability such…
Monday developments, April 2008 issue:
This issue explores disaster risk reduction: the types of potential disasters, their effect on poor communities and ways to mitigate disasters. It also addresses preparing for a pandemic and ensuring the health and safety of field staff as well as the role climate change plays in increasing the risk for disasters…
This report provides an assessment of the achievements and progress made in disaster risk reduction (DRR) by Zambia during the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR). It describes country’s recent experience with natural hazards and disasters, such as drought, flood, epidemics and earthquake, also presents national institutional and…