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Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) is an international emergency response and disaster management agency that provides relief and support services during and following natural and man-made disasters, primarily in the developing world. FOCUS aims to provide disaster mitigation and preparedness programme in vulnerable communities. It al…
This pedagogic document, prepared by the French Association for Earthquake Engineering, aims at applying these simple but efficient earthquake resistant principles to traditional houses in Nepalese high valley villages using available materials in these isolated places.
This manual is designed specifically for people in high remote valleys who may…
From 22 June to 26 June, the Government of Nepal and partners from UN, INGOs and NGOs participated in the 6th Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR). In total, the Nepal delegation consisted of over 40 members. The Nepal delegation demonstrated organized and committed participation in the AMCDRR, led on 3 sessions and managed…
The Nepalese government is planning to draw up a National Disaster Response Framework, which would also deal with preparedness and mitigation strategies to help vulnerable communities prevent and cope with disasters, reports The Kathmandu Post. The 34-point work plan will include the building of an alternative road to the main airport, collection of por…
The importance of reducing exposure to disasters took on a personal hue for the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Margareta Wahlström.
The envoy had been due to present the Secretary-General's Report on the Implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction to the UN General Assembly in the first w…
According to Chris Hartnady, a former associate professor at the University of Cape Town, 'Large areas of the African Continent are in an unstable, tectonically active state and, especially in the mountain regions, substantial danger is posed to growing populations'.
Considering the experience and lessons learned from Haiti and applying it to the East…
The United States is helping reduce disaster risks in one of the earth’s most disaster-prone corners, increasing the Nepalese Government’s resilience and strengthening its capacity to respond to its citizens.
Perched atop the Himalayas, Nepal faces multiple natural hazards, including annual floods, landslides, and avalanches, as well as periodic drough…
Central Nepal was struck by a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake in April 2015. The powerful tremor did not only result in a devastating loss of life, but also destroyed a countless number of houses and public facilities in 14 districts across Nepal. To enable the affected families to get back on their feet at the earliest possible, the European Commi…
Afghanistan - Medair’s Disaster Risk Reduction team is helping the most vulnerable villages in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province protect themselves in the event of 'natural' disasters.
“The biggest challenge is the roads,” says Kaihan Majeed, Construction Engineer and Senior Coordinator on Medair’s Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) team. In a de-briefing s…
GENEVA, 28 April 2016 - One of the world’s most ambitious low-cost housing reconstruction programmes ever to be undertaken in a seismic zone is due to get underway this week following first anniversary of the 25 April Nepal earthquake.
Nepal’s new Reconstruction Authority and its partners are embarking on a programme to provide over 500,000 low-c…
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This book is one of the first attempts of systematic study that analyzes the principles of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and its applicability to the modern context. It intends to become an useful reference material for decision making, research, implementation,…
This book was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to reduce the negative effects of natural disasters.
This volume communicates solutions to the problems associated with natural disasters, stimulating discussion and improvements in methods of protecting people and prop…
ABUJA, 15 May 2014 - From school to university education, from early warning to data collection, and from national development plans to community-based participation, Ethiopia has made solid gains in implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action, the global agreement on disaster risk reduction adopted in 2005.
Yesterday was a day for sharing HFA experien…
This year International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) Day will be observed by the United Nations on Friday 12 October. It will focus on the role women and girls in the Disaster Risk Reduction under the theme “Women and Girls- the [In] Visible Force of Resilience”.
Rwanda Ministy of Disaster management and refugee Affairs (MIDIMAR) has organized a n…
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ACTED is looking for an international Climate Change Specialist who will be the team leader for a Project Preparatory Technical Assistance (PPTA) mission. This project will carry out technical, economic and social due diligence for a future ADB funded project entitled Building Climate Resilience in the Pyanj River Basin. The outcome o…