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Displaying 9 of about 9 resultsThis position paper explains the need for drylands recovery and development in the Horn of Africa through community control and empowerment, education and pro-poor infrastructure. It asserts that if focus could be shifted to long term resiliency measures instead of emergency response, it would enable communities themselves to decide their futures. Studi…
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 case study reports on the experience of the devastating drought in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, where World Animal Protection partnered with the Aldama District Municipality to deliver an innovative and effective response that considered both animals’ and peoples’ needs and demonstrated how integrated planning can rebuild and strengthen communit…
The CBEE model was developed by the ILO and introduced in Fiji as a Cash4Work Plus model after the category 5 Winston in February, 2016. Its immediate objective was to support food security and loss of income of identified village(s) through a social protection lens. It also had the ultimate objective of developing a CBEE model that could be documented…
This photo book presents UNDP's work with the Government and other stakeholders in Kenya to find and facilitate implementation of sustainable solutions to minimize disaster impacts in the country. Featuring several projects, it illustrates some of the areas in which UNDP support the Government and People of Kenya to: (i) support the country in developin…
These guidelines provide practical guidance and effective tools for humanitarians and communities affected by armed conflict, natural disasters and other humanitarian emergencies to coordinate, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate essential actions for the prevention and mitigation of gender-based violence (GBV), accross all stages of disaster and emer…
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The purpose of this document is to describe the thematic classification system that has been developed, with the aim of promoting a better understanding of disaster risk reduction (DRR), and the development of an internationally recognized information classification and exchange standard. It is hoped that a clear set of…
This pilot studies brings together gender experts and experienced agricultural research teams from Bangladesh, Ghana, and Uganda, to help inform future action research and development efforts towards enhancing communities and individuals access to, information and knowledge to help them adapt to climate variability through more resilient livelihoods a…
Como 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…