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Displaying 15 of about 1057 resultsEl siguiente planteamiento, reconoce el importante papel que juegan los esfuerzos nacionales en materia de reducción de riesgos y respuesta a los desastres y reafirmando la importancia de la cooperación internacional, en particular a nivel regional, con el fin de fortalecer los esfuerzos nacionales y regionales existentes, al igual que los organismos de…
La Mesa Nacional de Diálogo en Gestión para la Reducción de Riesgo a Desastres, es un espacio de convergencia y coordinación público-privada, de duración indefinida, cuyo propósito es elevar los consensos sobre la gestión para la reducción de riesgo a desastres al Presidente de la República y al Consejo Nacional de Desarrollo Urbano y Rural.
La Mesa co…
La presente ley tiene como objeto fundamental regular todas las actividades en el ámbito de la Reducción de Riesgos y Atención de Desastres y Emergencias y, establecer un marco institucional apropiado y eficiente que permita reducir los riesgos de las estructuras sociales y económicas del país.
El presente manual presenta todas y cada una de las etapas de trabajo que permitirán al establecimiento educacional elaborar su plan específico de seguridad escolar en un ambiente de plena participación. Estas etapas estan presentadas en una secuencia lógica, por lo que resulta indispensable que la dirección de la unidad educativa, con el equipo de prof…
Esta ley trata sobre el derecho a vivir en un medio ambiente libre de contaminación, la protección del medio preservación de la naturaleza y la conservación del patrimonio ambiental se regularán por disposiciones de esta ley, sin perjuicio de lo que otras normas legales establezcan sobre la materia. El proceso educativo, en sus diversos niveles, a travé…
The people of Uganda, through the Constituent Assembly in Objective 23 and Article 249 of the resulting Constitution, called for an end to intolerable and persistent loss of life, suffering and disruption of economic activities by disasters resulting from the lack of preparedness and patchy uncoordinated responses. Relief, disaster risk reduction and ma…
The 'Road map' is a ten year comprehensive programme of action for disaster risk management which has been developed by the Government of Sri Lanka with support from United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
This publication is focused on seven thematic components which are consistent with ongoing and past efforts in the field of disaster risk manag…
These Guidance Notes aim to support ministry of education officials to integrate conflict or disaster risk reduction (C/DRR) into their planning processes. They have been designed particularly for officials in planning departments at central level in countries affected by conflict and/or disasters. Each chapter presents one of the typical phases of the…
This report is a synthesis of the key findings of a research that seeks to explore how existing disaster risk reduction, social protection and sustainable livelihood interventions impact on adaptive capacity at the local level in Uganda. It aims to inform and influence the work of development partners – government, NGO or civil society – in supporting t…
This working paper seeks to identify concrete pathways for building an international "climate change regime" to move toward a safer and more stable climate. It surveys and analyses the academic literature as well as proposals by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and governments.
In this opinion, Simon Anderson discusses the need for an inclusive approach to adaptation evaluation that shares knowledge among all stakeholders and that answers the needs of the climate-vulnerable poor.
This paper describes an initiative aiming to build resilience by improving the livelihood assets of vulnerable communities. The work reported here focuses on the rural communities around Kirtipur in Nawalparasi District in SouthCentral Nepal. The initiative is part of a disaster risk reduction project implemented by Practical Action in Nepal, financiall…
This document reports on Java Reconstruction Fund's achievements and progress in reconstruction in the five years since a major earthquake struck Central Java on May 27, 2006. It includes the prioritisation of disaster risk reduction in all aspects of its programme through earthquake resistant techniques and designs, community infrastructure projects, c…
This report describes the effects of price volatility on food security and presents policy options to reduce volatility in a cost-effective manner and to manage it when it cannot be avoided, especially in relation to weather shocks such as floods or droughts. The options presented also address sustained access to food for all and reduction of vulnerabil…
This handbook provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for hazard and disaster research, policy making, and practice in an international and multi-disciplinary context. It offers critical reviews and appraisals of current state of the art and future development of conceptual, theoretical and practical approaches as well as empirical knowle…