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Displaying 15 of about 32 resultsBetween December 2010 and February 2011, Lesotho experienced river floods, run-off from hill slopes, and rockslides due to severe and prolonged rainfall. Additionally, strong winds and localized hailstorms caused severe damages. The heavy rain significantly impacted the agricultural sector. The Lesotho Vulnerability Assessment Committee estimated that s…
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Afghanaid is mandated to facilitate and support Afghan women, men and children in their fight against poverty, inequality and vulnerability through a range of interventions, most supporting grass-roots and local level capacity development, facilitating local development processes, and institution building with policy influencing and advocacy…
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Objectifs
Evaluer la situation et les besoins des populations les plus vulnérables face aux risques de catastrophes naturelles, définir des axes d’intervention et élaborer une proposition de projet incluant une approche communautaire.
L’objectif spécifique de cette mission est de définir avec les Croix-Rouge cambodgienne (CRC) et lao (CRL)…
This study aims to achieve a comparative analysis of tendencies and experiences that stem from the relationship between disasters and conflict. It also analyses the relative success of existing relevant programming approaches adopted in-country. This comparative analysis aims to: contribute to the body of knowledge on the interactions between disaster a…
The Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) was inaugurated by ASEAN on 17 November in Indonesia reports The Nation. This action shows that ASEAN leaders wish to enhance cooperation in disaster risk management and mitigation as well as in post-disaster relief, recovery and rehabilitation. "Since the global cli…
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An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 on the Richter Scale struck Bhutan on 18th September 2011 at 6:41 pm, the epicenter of which was in Sikkim (Gangtok), India, close to Bhutan’s western border with India. As of 26 September 2011, the Government of Bhutan has reported 1 fatality and 14 injuries. All of Bhutan’s 20 districts have reported damage t…
Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness Specialist- FSNPSC 11- USAID/Nepal
(Announcement Number: 11-01)
Basic function of the position
The Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist (DRRS), a Foreign Service National Personal Services Contractor (FSNPSC), serves as the senior Nepali expert on disaster risk reduction for internal embassy risk reduction and…
UNICEF press release by Christopher Tidey
Geneva, Switzerland – Children make up more than half the population in countries predicted to be most affected by climate change and are facing increasing impacts from tumultuous events. It is estimated that as many as 175 million children a year will soon be affected by disasters.
To help make children’s voi…
'Disasters, as well as subsequent relief and recovery activities, have significant impacts on agro-biodiversity, including diversity of crops and their varieties that may exist in a farming system,' a researcher at the Nairobi-based International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and new study's lead author, told SciDevNet.
Course contents
• Basic terminology on Disaster Risk Reduction: hazard, disaster, risk, vulnerability, capacity, coping capacity, disaster risk reduction, disaster risk management, mitigation, preparedness, prevention, early warning, recovery, response, emergency management
• Hazards in Bangladesh: Flood, cyclone, tornado, river bank erosion, earthquak…
On September 18, 2011, Bhutan was hit by a 6.9 Richter scale earthquake that killed one person and injured 14 people. Houses, religious and cultural heritage monuments, and public buildings suffered the maximum and most visible damage in the earthquake: approximately 7,965 homes were affected, of which 345 were completely destroyed. Additionally, fifty…
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Mercy Corps is implementing a 3 year humanitarian capacity building project aimed at improving the capacity of the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia in effectively preparing and responding to disasters through strengthening capacity, partnership, and coordination among the relevant implementing government agencies.
To this end, Mercy Cor…
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At the Second World Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction in 2005 168 nations, including countries from Central Asia, pledged to initiate the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA), a key goal of which it is to develop and strengthen institutions, mechanisms and capacities to build resilience to hazards.
The project is funded by the Humanitarian…
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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has been working on OFDA-funded projects for a number of years in Ethiopia, focusing on drought response in Oromia Region (West Hararghe Zone) and Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD) response in SNNPR, aiming to not only respond to emergencies, but to support recovery and build the resilience of these communi…
As the country enters a new year still reeling from the effects of Typhoon Sendong in Mindanao, Senator Loren Legarda today expressed concern over the conditional implementation of the Calamity Fund in 2011 and 2012 budgets, stressing that it violates the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act (DRRM) of 2010 and shows lack of understanding of disas…