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Displaying 15 of about 258 resultsThis regional snapshot report demonstrates the use and value of the SFM reporting data for strengthening disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Asia Pacific countries. It presents the SFM data until 21 October 2021, together with ten country case studies that highlight good practice for effective disaster data management and SFM reporting in the region. Thema…
The aim of this guidance is to support the Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM) Officers, strengthen the Sendai Framework Monitor (SFM) reporting through the promotion of good practice for sex, age, and disability disaggregated data, and complement the SFM guidance.
The United Nations (UN) describes data disaggregation…
This document presents the objectives, structure and phases of the plan, and provides safety checklists for national, regional and local major development projects. It discusses the implementation of improved disaster information and communication system and a plan for people participation and enhanced public awareness to disaster risks, particularly ea…
Working together in Europe and the Mediterranean for the prevention of disasters, preparedness and response:
The objective of this plan is to provide a political and technical instrument containing priorities and guidelines for the action of the European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUR-OPA) for the next five years, improving its effectiv…
These three sectoral reports were produced to complete the Malaysian National slope master plan 2009-2023 with the aim of formulating a detailed, comprehensive and effective framework of policies, strategies and action plans to reduce risks from landslides on slopes nationwide. The plan included activities at the national, state and local levels in both…
The purpose of this analytical work is to assess the principal government ministries, departments, and agencies as stakeholders and implementing partners of hydromet and early warning information and services. The driver of this road map is end-user needs and the articulated actions and milestones are its markers of success.
Specifically, the road map…
This report highlights the major findings of eight focus groups held in Indonesia on the topic of gender and disaster risk reduction (DRR). Below are further details of the locations of the focus groups, including information about the particular cultural and religious contexts. This paper also notes the value of using focus groups to collect data. F…
Existing frameworks lack focus on the actual implementation of community-based early warning systems (CBEWS), and they do not describe how experts can transform a top-down early warning system into a CBEWS. Hence, to support the establishment of a CBEWS for deep-seated landslides, this study aimed to assess the capacities and vulnerabilities of fiv…
This study aims at the real-time monitoring and prediction of heat waves using a multi-model dynamical ensemble prediction system developed at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, India. For this, a criterion has been proposed based on the observed daily gridded maximum temperature (Tmax) datasets, which can be used for real-time prediction as well…
To understand disaster risk better, and tackle it effectively and in a gender- and age responsive manner, it is important to delve into the complexities and inequalities in a given location, the differences within and between broad categories of women, men, boys and girls, taking a context-specific and intersectional approach. This study explores the co…
Following the fast developments related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Aga Khan Agency for Habitat Afghanistan (AKAH, A) presented ActivityInfo to the Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan (MoPH) as a solution and the teams jointly worked on streamlining data management related to COVID-19 data in the 34 provinces of the country. In March 20…
Strengthening Water Resources Management in Afghanistan (SWaRMA) was a two-year project (2018–2019) supported by the National Water Affairs Regulation Authority (NWARA) – formerly the Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) – Government of Afghanistan, and the Government of Australia. The project was implemented by ICIMOD and the Commonwealth Scientific and…
Making climate-resilient planning and adaptation decisions is, in part, contingent on the use of climate information. Growing attention has been paid to the“usability gap”and the need to make information both useful and useable to decision-makers. Less attention has, however, been paid to the factors that determine whether, once created, useful and usea…
Despite humanitarian information being more available than ever, confusion persists as to what the information means, how to analyze it and turn it into actionable evidence, and how to ensure that evidence-based actions are actually undertaken on a timely basis. The key points of confusion and issues include:
The difference between current status i…
In a warming world an increasing number of people are being exposed to heat, making a comfortable thermal environment an important need. This study explores the potential of using Regional Internet Search Frequencies (RISF) for air conditioning devices as an indicator for thermal discomfort (i.e. dissatisfaction with the thermal environment) with the ai…