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Displaying 15 of about 19 resultsThis paper discusses the role of resource rights in pre-disaster resilience and post-disaster reconstruction. It also raises a number of important questions: Where is the balance between communally-held and privately-held resource rights? How can an understanding of resource rights be integrated into disaster risk reduction plans and disaster relief? An…
A joint follow-up evaluation of the links between relief,
rehabilitation and development (LRRD):
This report is a follow-up evaluation of linkages between immediate relief, rehabilitation (or reconstruction) and development (LRRD) related to the response to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. The first LRRD evaluation was carried as part of the Tsunami…
Global facility for disaster reduction and recovery annual report 2008:
This report addresses the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)'s activities in mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in development for 2008. It features how GFDRR increased its strategic partnerships with organizations in Africa…
Resolution of the 113th IPU Assembly (Geneva, 19 October 2005)
This resolution was adopted by 550 parliamentarians from 130 countries at the 113th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), held in Geneva from 17 to 19 October 2005, to consider the necessity to establish an effective international disaster reduction strategy and to make steadfast…
In this report, OCHA reaffirms its engagement to continue to work closely with its partners in 2009 in continuing to strengthen the humanitarian system, not only in relation to response but also prevention and preparedness.
This report is organised into two main parts structured around the OCHA Strategic Framework 2007-2009. The first part focuses on O…
This paper from the Argentine Republic calls for a regional articulation to face emergency and disaster, responding to the needs of many countries in the region, subregional bodies and multilateral agencies and bodies.
It suggests moving forward in the appointment of a Working Group who will review the existent rules, protocols, working guidelines, and…
This annual report presents the most comprehensive global assessment of progress to date, based on data provided by a large number of international organizations within and outside the UN system. The aggregate figures in the report provide an overview of regional progress under the eight goals and are a convenient way to track advances over time. The re…
@local.glob, issue no. 3 – year 2006:
The document assists in facilitating and supporting efforts by governments, local authorities, international organizations, and multilateral financial and trade institutions to invest in reducing disaster risk and to promote sustainable development policies that will create better opportunities for all.
This speci…
This document is intended primarily for host governments that are facing or preparing for the event of a large-scale disaster. It contains the ten most important management lessons learned over a period of four years by BRR, the coordinating agency responsible for the reconstruction of Aceh and Nias following the 2004 Indian Ocean…
Tropical storm Ondoy (international name Ketsana) hit the Philippines on September 26, 2009, causing widespread flooding. Ondoy, the equivalent of a Category I storm, brought an unusually high volume of rain which inundated the central part of Luzon. In turn, these intense rains generated high flooding in the Marikina River that exceeded the river’s car…
This document presents the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies plan for 2008-2009 to respond to the effects of disasters on a daily basis, in countries where the public infrastructures are weak or non-existent.
Under their humanitarian mandate, they address the following issues:
- Disaster Mitigation, Disaster Response and Recovery are all un…
This report describes key findings from a global survey which was designed to validate the argument that children must be engaged as a vital part of the civil society mechanism that monitors Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) progress.The survey asked children and young people, local government officials, civil society organisations (CSOs) and community r…
This document is the first issue of a quarterly information bulletin that covers progress in the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) in five countries of Central Asia. It also provides information related to disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation from regional and global partners.
This issue addresses the Global…
Progress of the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action and recovery from tsunami and earthquake, 16 January 2007, International Conference Center, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
On January 16, the Experts Meeting was organized to verify the progress made in recovery efforts implemented in tsunami- and earthquake-hit regions and to come up with concrete m…
This document captures good practices from the Indonesian Red Cross (Palang Merah Indonesia/PMI) risk reduction projects.
It was compiled and shared with the national disaster response agency (Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana/BNPB) as PMI’s contribution towards the Indonesian government’s Hyogo Framework of Action country report and became an inte…