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Displaying 75 of about 89 resultsThis document is a tool for national governments who wish to conduct simple, inexpensive table top and functional exercises to test systems and procedures contained within their national disaster management plans. It is intended for governments to take a proactive tack at preparing for potential emergencies and improve their response mechanisms as a res…
This document describes the recovery strategies and projects implemented in the wake of two natural hazards in Ecuador: the prolonged eruption of the Tungurahua volcano, whose impacts have extended far beyond its direct zone of influence; and the intense rainy season of the first half of 2008, which affected 13 of the country’s 24 provinces.
This paper…
This report relates the experiences of those who survived the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami using information gathered at a workshop which included field visits and interviews with local representatives.
The report is divided into four sections: (i) section one explains the background and objectives of the report, and contains a detailed sche…
This report, from a consortium of experienced international and Filipino actors, highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the response to the Sendong disaster and the recovery process. It describes in detail the Philippines’ developing corpus of laws on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and draws out linkages between disaster preparedness, disaster impact…
This training of trainers’ module on disaster psychosocial care is a five–day module that focuses on providing the necessary and adequate knowledge and skills on the subject to persons working in the disaster management and related departments. After the training, if the person can conduct/facilitate three other programmes at the state or district level…
In Spanish:
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…
On 24 and 25 December 2013, a tropical trough system produced heavy rains in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), which resulted in intense flooding across the island. The ensuing rapid and intense flash flooding resulted in widespread damage to road infrastructure, electricity and water infrastructure, housing as well as public and private buildings…
On December 24 and 25, 2013, a tropical trough system produced excessively heavy rains in Saint Lucia—at a time normally considered outside of the hurricane season. The extreme rainfall led to rapid and intense flash flooding as well as numerous landslides, and caused severe damage to transport, water supply, and drainage infrastructures as well as sign…
Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 99, October 2013:
This issue focuses on the preparedness activities that took place against the backdrop of Cyclone Phailin. Based on the theme ‘when preparedness works’, this issue provides a lot of information and insight into the roles of all major stakeholders that responded proactively to the threat of Phailin to k…
Southasiadisasters.net, issue no. 93, June 2013:
This issue presents articles related to ecosystem, climate change, recovery and gender, in relation to disaster management planning in India and beyond. The content includes: (i) ecosystem based flood relief to recovery in Uttarakhand; (ii) a view from Delhi - emerging challenges of disaster risk reduct…
This document explains resilience in the context of disaster and climate change, giving nine examples of case studies from Action Contre la Faim (ACF) resiliency projects around the world. The document is comprised of six sections: (i) section one defines resilience and the effects of shocks and stresses; (ii) section two explains ACF's target groups f…
This paper reviews the causes of the "positive but limited impact" of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 (HFA), as per BOND Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group, namely: its duration, lack of “ownership” outside the humanitarian sector, the lack of measurable outcome targets, the lack of focus on the most vulnerable, the focus on national rather…
This report evaluates local and federal plans for strengthening community resiliency post-Sandy and offers guidance on post-disaster rebuilding and building in anticipation of future disasters in a way that helps preserve the environment, boost economic prosperity, and foster a high quality of life. It contains a comprehensive, practical set of 23 recom…
This report examines four different issue areas to analyze how social media is used in the context of risk and crisis communication, using hurricane Sandy as an example. These areas include: public safety and preparedness; emergency warnings, alerts and requests for assistance; recovery efforts; and, finally, monitoring and situational awareness. In the…
This compendium presents the state-of-the-art approach to mobility and disaster to practitioners and policy-makers in the risk reduction and migration community. The analysis is based on IOM’s extensive achievements in the field: 257 disaster-related projects in 31 countries from early 2009 to early 2013 for a total over USD 720 million, supporting at l…