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Displaying 90 of about 1533 resultsDue to the distinct climatic variability across the Asian continent and its geophysical setting, the majority of countries on the Asian continent are subject to natural disasters. The frequency of these extreme events, especially the hydro-meteorological events, has shown an increasing trend. The present study explores the consequences of these extreme…
Climate-related disasters have different risk pathways from COVID-19, but they can intersect and converge with the pandemic in complex and destructive ways. Many communities are exposed to both, and the long-term consequences can be similar –damage to people’s health and livelihoods and their prospects of escaping poverty. How can governments respond to…
In this study, the authors explore the potentials and shortcomings of national laws in managing flood risk and increasing flood resilience in the context of climate change. They analyze 139 laws from 33 countries collected from the Climate Change Laws of the World and Disaster Law databases and underpin this with case studies to gain insights on the int…
This brief will discuss the impact and results of the MRED-II program in Nepal.
MRED communities are better prepared for disaster. Households who said they were ‘completely’ confident in their ability to cope with floods rose 25 percentage points (16% at baseline to 41% at endline).
MRED households improved livelihood recovery times for all types of…
The UNDP initiated Earthquake Risk Reduction and Recovery Preparedness (ERRP) Programme for south Asian region is designed to strengthen the institutional and community level capacity to plan and implement earthquake risk reduction strategies and disaster recovery preparedness in 5 South Asian countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, India and Pakistan) ex…
About Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
ADPC is an autonomous international organization with a vision to reduce disaster and climate risk impacts on communities and countries in Asia and the Pacific by working with governments, development partners, international organizations, NGOs, civil society, private sector, media, and other key stakeholders. E…
Nepal is at high risk of natural and non-natural disasters. It continues to face the brunt of hazards resulting from rugged topographical conditions, hydro-meteorological activities and climate change as well as disasters attributable to virus, insect pests, epidemics and wildlife. There is a need for appropriate instruments and technologies to forecast…
Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction Policy (2018) was endorsed by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council meeting held on 18 June 2018 and has been drafted in line with the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act (2017). It is Nepal’s first policy aimed at ensuring a long-term provision towards disaster risk re…
Major Responsibilities:
• Represent the Consortium.
• Support the Project Managers of each partner of the consortium to implement their component of the Action.
• Communicate and coordinate with donor, the government and other stakeholders on behalf of Consortium.
• Coordination at national level on behalf of the consortium on project related issues…
The National Disaster Response Framework has been prepared for the effective coordination and implementation of disaster preparedness and response activities. The main purpose of this framework is to develop a clear, concise and comprehensive national disaster response framework for Nepal that can guide a more effective and coordinated national response…
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…
See also booklet and video
http://web.adrc.or.jp/publications/inamura/list.html
GeoHazards International (GHI) seeks to hire a fulltime Field Officer for a project to assess local earthquake risk, develop earthquake scenarios, build earthquake risk management capacity, train engineers, masons and carpenters, and improve school earthquake safety 14 PAHAL project districts (Achham, Baitaidi, Bajhang, Bajura, Dadeldhura, Dailekh, Darc…
Government of Nepal and IOM signed a Cooperation Agreement in 2007 to encourage cooperation and the delivery of services to Nepal, which is a country of origin, transit and destination of migration. IOM’s initial focus was on the resettlement of Bhutanese refugees and slowly integrated other sectoral areas of migration such as Migration and Health, Emer…