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Displaying 68 of about 68 resultsComo parte de su programación en Haití (y resto de El Caribe), Oxfam ha venido implementado diferentes proyectos para la reducción de riesgos de desastres, especialmente de seguridad alimentaria y promoción de me- dios de vida sostenibles. La intención de esta programación ha sido la generación y gestión de conocimientos sobre formas innovadoras…
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El objetivo principal del Plan es proporcionar al Municipio de Babahoyo y a las entidades cantonales una guía ágil para la actuación del COE en caso de presentarse una emergencia asociada a inundaciones, de manera tal que se supere en el menor tiempo posible la situación de crisis y se garantice la pronta transición al proceso de recuperaci…
Hurricane Maria was one of the most devastating storms in United States history. The tremendous force of the hurricane, along with the associated wind, rain, flooding, and critical infrastructure damage, caused incredible disruption to lives and livelihoods.
This study uses interview and observation data with healthcare workers across Puerto Rico…
UNESCO forum:
This concept note addresses one main lesson learned by United Nations agencies regarding international disaster assistance following the 12 January 2010 earthquake in Haiti: to build back better. The paper states that short term emergency measures must be immediately linked to and integrated with mid- and long-term recovery programmes.…
This information paper gives a brief description of ongoing USAID/OFDA disaster risk reduction (DRR) programmes active in fiscal year 2009, grouped according to the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) priority that the respective programme promotes. It intends to engage communities, national and local governments, international and regional organizations,…
This publication provides expert advice and global best practices on ten identified 'burning' post-disaster recovery and reconstruction issues, in a time-bound manner. It covers a number of key sectors including: building seismic safety assessment, environmental and social assessment, and helping women and children to recover and build resilient communi…
Special Publication (NIST SP) 1197, doi:10.6028/NIST.SP.1197:
This guide provides a standard economic methodology for evaluating investment decisions aimed to improve the ability of communities to adapt to, withstand, and quickly recover from disasters. It is designed for use in conjunction with the NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings…
This white paper explores the lessons learned from Katrina and how the recovery in New Orleans inspired the creation of new methods of building resilience. The paper identifies a number of critical areas to keep stakeholders aligned, including prioritizing flooding as the paramount risk, devoting more resources to preventive measures rather than post-ev…