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Displaying 15 of about 752 resultsThis report presents the results of the Sectoral Recovery Capacity Assessment (SRCA) undertaken in Grenada to assess the capacity of the country’s housing sector to plan, design, implement, monitor, and evaluate resilient and inclusive recovery projects. Housing was selected as the priority sector for the SRCA by the Government of Grenada due to its eco…
Large earthquakes not only directly damage buildings but also trigger debris flows, which cause secondary damage to buildings, forming a more destructive earthquake-debris flow disaster chain. A quantitative assessment of building vulnerability is essential for damage assessment after a disaster and for pre-disaster prevention. Using mechanical analysis…
This simulation game from the UNISDR involves five scenarios requiring players to save lives by building upon an established community and providing defences and upgraded housing to prepare for an inevitable disaster. Each scenario can be played on easy, medium or hard difficulty levels, and takes between 10 and 20 minutes, depending on the disaster and…
The study provides assessment of the penetration of climate change induced carbonation in the concrete cover of the existing buildings in the EU Member States. It estimates the time for on-set of corrosion due to depletion of the cover of the reinforcement, and evaluates the repair costs under the moderate emissions scenario RCP4.5, and under the extrem…
The first ever Buildings and Climate Global Forum, organised by the French Government and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), concluded with the adoption by representatives of 70 countries of the Declaration de Chaillot, a foundational document for international cooperation that will enable progress towards a rapid, fair, and effective transition of th…
This report constitutes the EU-level technical guidance on adapting buildings to climate change. The guidance collects and synthesises existing methods, specifications, best practices and guidance for climate-resilient buildings into a document that can provide practical advice for professionals and be referenced or used in different EU policy documents…
This manual was developed for the Nepal Safer Schools Project (NSSP), which will increase the safety of vulnerable schools infrastructure in Nepal, increasing protection for tens-of-thousands of children and building resilience throughout their communities. This work was funded by Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and delivered by a con…
This report highlights projects and cities that serve as examples of innovative solutions for climate adaptation, mitigation and development strategies. The Resilience Shift is a founding partner of The International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI), which, with the support of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and Arcadis, ha…
This report presents the findings of a building codes resilience survey developed by the members of the Global Resiliency Dialogue – the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB), the National Research Council of Canada, the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment, and the International Code Council (ICC, based in the United States). T…
Building codes and the activities that support their effective use are central to the realization of a climate resilient future. The International Code Council (Code Council or ICC) calls on all governments to adopt and enforce building codes aligned with domestic and international goals for reduced GHG emissions and enhanced resilience. As countries ra…
This report discusses how In landslide-prone areas, the vulnerability of housing structures is assessed so that adaptation methods can be introduced to reduce risk. Socio-economic consideration is vital when considering cut slope failures. This paper is an attempt to assess both the physical vulnerability of housing structures and the socioeconomic cond…
This document includes different session of Peer to Peer education for youth and children on disaster risk reduction (DRR). The flip chart includes session on child club, disaster and its impact, life saving skills, risk assessment and reduction plan and characteristics of resilient schools. Mercy Corps with the implementing partner Nepal Red Cross volu…
This bill amends the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 to expand activities under the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program to include:
gathering information on community resilience (i.e., the ability of a community to prepare for, recover from, and adapt to earthquakes);
publishing a systematic set of maps of active faults and folds,…
This book is a tale of a girl who must save her little brother. Its different chapters feature a lesson: the Earth's movements, earthquakes and their impact, tsunamis, as illustrated by the case of Japan, volcanoes with a definition of the various types of lava and their positive aspects, submarine; coastal volcanoes, the atmosphere, the El Niño phenome…
This action plan recommends steps which are required to make sure homes and businesses are more resilient. This includes undertaking research to better understand how properties can benefit from flood resilience measures. It recognises that property owners need to know where to get good advice.
Flooding is devastating for those affected – from the init…