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Displaying 15 of about 19 resultsOver the years the need has surfaced for a more Caribbean focused conference on all possible disaster hazards. This conference seeks to bring together government agencies, academic institutions, and private sector for information exchange, dialogue and development of methods and practice to reduce the harmful impacts of hazards and disasters in the Cari…
Vacancy No: I 08 050
Background
CRS has worked in Zimbabwe since 1989 and its $23 million program currently serves more than one million beneficiaries. As the country enters its tenth year of economic recession, the government is increasingly unable to maintain public services. The health system, water and sanitation system, infrastructure, and agricul…
More than 400 professionals from 48 countries attended this meeting to identify lessons learned with regard to the preparedness for and response to two of the most devastating hurricanes of the last decades: Georges and Mitch. The recommendations in this document were drafted in 20 working group sessions that were coordinated by one or several of the co…
Clearly, in terms of disasters, the South-East Asia Region has been particularly hard-hit in the recent past. The earthquake and tsunami of 26 December 2004, which affected more than six countries of this part of the world, was one of the worst natural disasters in recent history. Recovery efforts are still on today, more than two and half years after t…
The tsunami of 26 December 2004 was one of the worst natural disasters in recent memory. Six months after the tragedy, the rebuilding and recovery process has provided an opportunity for the health sectors in the affected countries, assisted by the World Health Organization (WHO), to strengthen their health systems in a long-term, sustainable manner. Lo…
Background
The project "Protection, Reintegration, and Resettlement of IDPs in Bossaso, Somalia" aims to improve human security and living standards and provide durable solutions for reintegration and resettlement of IDPs and returnees in Somalia, with a particular focus on IDPs currently in Bossaso, north-east Somalia. Somalia has been in a state of a…
The project
The project “Disaster preventive reconstruction and rehabilitation in Ica and Huancavelica, Peru” aims to integrate earthquake-resistant construction methods and technologies into rebuilding residential buildings in the provinces affected by the 2007 earthquake. It also aims to build local capacities, to cope with extreme natural events.
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Vacancy No: 2008-60-gva
Purpose of position
At the General Assembly in Seoul in 2005, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies decided to "take up a leadership role in the provision of emergency shelter in natural disasters". The Global Shelter Programme launched in December 2006 operationalizes that decision on behalf of…
This report will details recovery efforts that state government made in the 12-24 month period after Hurricane Katrina. A summary of the work of the federal government, local governments, nonprofit entities and the private sector are also included. The accomplishments and assessments of the following areas will be described in this report: housing, publ…
This document is a post-disaster evaluation of various aspects of response to the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan including the following: evacuation of casualties, management of camps, provision of health care, collation, transport and distribution of relief goods, coordination, etc. In the report, the Federal Relief Commission aims to identify what they…
Merlin International Profile
Merlin is the only specialist UK charity which responds worldwide with vital health care and medical relief for vulnerable people caught up in natural disasters, conflict, disease and health system collapse. Each year, Merlin helps more than 15 million people in up to 20 countries.
Context and Background
Merlin has been p…
A wind shelter is an interior room or other space within a building, or even an entire separate structure, that is designed and constructed to protect its occupants from high winds, usually those associated with tornadoes or hurricanes. Wind shelters are intended to provide protection against both wind forces and the impact of windborne debris. Wind she…
In late December 2006, widespread flooding struck eastern and central Aceh and parts of neighbouring North Sumatra province, affecting seven Acehnese districts. Government requested that a damage assessment be carried out in affected areas to assess the damage and to better design post‐emergency assistance.
This report provides a summary of data collec…
On 15 November 2007 Super Cyclone SIDR, a category IV storm in the international scale, struck the Bangladesh coast and moved inland destroying infrastructure, causing numerous deaths, disrupting economic activities and affecting social conditions, especially in the poorer areas of the country. In the aftermath of the disaster it was recognized by the G…
It has been three years since an earthquake devastated Pakistan's mountainous north. Poor security and slow reconstruction of public buildings are hampering recovery, aid agencies are saying.
"Pakistan is a very earthquake-prone country and as such it is important to make critical infrastructure such as schools, hospitals and houses earthquake-resilien…