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Displaying 8 of about 8 resultsThe preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2011-13 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.
The progress report assesses current national strategic priorities with regard to the implementation of disaster risk reduction actions, and establi…
This document reports on a workshop addressing the problems and impacts of floods and aiming to provide more understandable and action-oriented information to policymakers in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region (Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka), in order to develop a regional road map…
This consolidated document presents the lessons learned by ActionAid Bangladesh from its response and early recovery work as part of the Water Logging project with the communities of Satkhira district, Bangladesh, from 2011 to 2012. The project is intended to ensure that targeted communities have access to adequate and appropriate food to uphold their s…
This framework explains the Disaster Risk Reduction for Food and Nutrition Security Framework Programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) which has been undertaken with the goal of enhancing the resilience of livelihoods against threats and emergencies to ensure the food and nutrition security of vulnerable farmers, fi…
ERIA Research Project Report 2011-08:
This report consists of the papers from ERIA’s research project on “Economic and Welfare Impacts of Disasters in East Asia and Policy Responses” in Fiscal Year 2011-12. It aims to improve our understanding on how the past and potential impacts of disasters on productions, demands, regional development, and welfare…
This action plan gives an overview of the situation at the national, international and bilateral levels, few days after the category 5 Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda) made a direct hit on the Philippines, devastating areas in 36 provinces. It provides a list of the emerging needs and introduces a six-month plan with priority actions which incl…
This volume presents eighteen case studies of natural disasters from Australia, Europe, North America and developing countries. By comparing the impacts, it seeks to identify what moves people to adapt, which adaptive activities succeed and which fail, and the underlying reasons, and the factors that determine when adaptation is required and when simply…
This guide is an introductory resource for staff of development and humanitarian organizations working with people whose live and rights are threatened by disasters and climate change.The guide provides essential introductory information, principals of effective practice, guidelines for action in a range of sectors and settings, case studies and link…