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Displaying 15 of about 33 resultsThe COVID-19 epidemic was declared a Global Pandemic by WHO on 11 March 2020. The outbreak began in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. For the first time since the outbreak began, there have been no new confirmed cases caused by local transmission in China reported for five consecutive days up to 23 March 2020. This is an indication that the so…
This brief outlines a webinar that was held by the United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for Africa whose objective was to discuss emerging issues relating to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and increasing vulnerability from COVID-19 impacts as well as to offer recommendations on how to continue working on DRR to multiple haz…
The measures enforced to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to dramatic changes in standard operating systems and the ordinary ways of doing businesses in all sectors that are established based on physical contacts and movements of people. This change is no exception in addressing natural disasters and managing disaster ri…
While the COVID-19 pandemic has spread like wild fire, some parts of the world have bucked the trend through careful planning, imaginative use of technology, efficient deployment of available resources, and community participation. Such efforts are leading to inspiring success stories. The state of Karnataka is located in the south-western region of Ind…
This guidance document presents the local government's response to COVID-19 in Korea. The measures taken are categorised under the following themes:
Innovative public health administration (pp. 2-4);
Support and management of self-quarantine (pp. 5-7);
Local economic recovery (pp. 8-10);
Transparent disclosure of information (p. 11).
For more co…
COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented global impact. Since its onset, the Government of India, State Governments and local authorities have been directing all their efforts towards handling the crisis. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) with the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) will be releasing a series of arti…
The rapid review (and the policy brief) provides an overview of the physical distancing measures that have been implemented in South Asian countries to date and recommendations on approaches that can be employed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, with a specific set of recommendations for India.
This briefing paper was commissioned by the South Asia Re…
This document outlines the guidelines to be followed at workplaces, to prevent/ control the spread of COVID-19 infection and to promote the health of workers.
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…
Climate-related disasters have different risk pathways from COVID-19, but they can intersect and converge with the pandemic in complex and destructive ways. Many communities are exposed to both, and the long-term consequences can be similar –damage to people’s health and livelihoods and their prospects of escaping poverty. How can governments respond to…
COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented global impact. Since its onset, the Government of India, State Governments and local authorities have been directing all their efforts towards handling the crisis. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) with the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) will be releasing a series of arti…
The document is a compendium of all the guidelines and advisories issued by various ministries and departments of the Government of India for mitigation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
This is an occasional paper series from NDRC Nepal documented by Dr. Dhruba Gautam, Adviser and Research Fellow of #NDRC on #COVID19 Response and Readiness in #Nepal. The document talks about the pandemic context, Nepal efforts and challenges as well as recommendations to cope with the situation in COVID-19 response.
The Hyogo Prefectural Government (Japan) has developed revised guidelines to support municipalities with preparedness and the operation of evacuation centers in the context of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The original guidelines were published in Japanese, but they have been summarized and translated into English for this publication.
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…