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Displaying 105 of about 1533 resultsTetra Tech International Development Services is looking for a Chief of Party (COP) for the upcoming 5-year USAID-funded disaster risk management initiative. The purpose of the project is to strengthen disaster risk management capacity and institutions in Nepal in a way that is inclusive, makes use of known best practices and technological interventions…
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Under the overall guidance of the Country Representative and direct supervision of the Deputy Country Representative and in close consultation with the Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) and Peace and Security Unit Managers, the incumbent is responsible for leadi…
Social Capital Bank is seeking a senior disaster risk reduction expert for EU project in South East Asia
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The project will aim to support the South Asian region through its SDMC in developing and implementing risk reduction strategies, with a focus on hydro-meteorological disasters. The project will promote best practices at regional, nation…
This paper utilizes the National Disaster Response Framework 2013 guidelines to analyze the large-scale disaster response of the Nepal government’s institutional system in the wake of the 2015 earthquake. The methodology includes in-depth interviews with key informants, focus group discussions, field observations, and document analysis.
The study found…
Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of an overall strategy to help people to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. This report presents the results of using our Framework for Assessing EbA Effectiveness at the Mountain EbA Project, Nepal. The findings wi…
This action plan was developed in response to the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal in April 2015. It contains 40 action points, with some of the most crucial being:
Constructing temporary emergency shelters for earthquake-affected senior citizens, single women, sick, pregnant and new mothers, the disabled, and other vulnerable populations.
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The main goal of this assessment is to help Nepal’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process assess climate-related hazards, vulnerabilities, and risks, as well as identify practical adaptation options at the municipal, sectoral, and provincial levels. The Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (VRA) embraces eight thematic sectors, including one cross-cutting…
This study highlights what is understood by participation according to different actors and various international contexts. Participation is an often-demanded process in disaster risk reduction (DRR). However, it is often unclear who understands what under this term. International organizations such as the United Nations have promoted participation…
This report presents information on constituents and components of some well-recognized global, regional, and national Disaster Information Management System (DIMS). These components have been studied for their core features and impacts created, from which learnings have been compiled as suggestions for inclusion in the BIPAD portal. As different countr…
This brief explores the need for water accounting to help governments better plan and manage water resources that are already threatened by the impacts of climate change. Water management policies have profound impacts on all aspects of human settlements. Therefore, water management policies should be grounded in robust science-based information underpi…
This brief describes the complex challenges faced by South Asian countries and outlines key priorities for governments to rebuild better from the current pandemic crisis. Countries in South Asia, before COVID-19, were already battling critical socioeconomic vulnerabilities and a deluge of extreme weather events brought about by a changing climate.…
This report discusses the costs of disasters that have been rising in many parts of the world due to an increase in exposed and vulnerable assets as well as the effects of climate change, including changing weather patterns and sea-level rise. Investments in disaster risk reduction (DRR) remain insufficient to manage these growing risks. To make DRR inv…
This report contributes to the wealth of information and conversations around mountains by highlighting CARE programs that address the social and environmental threats to highland ecosystems, underscoring the disproportionate impacts of these threats on women and other marginalized groups, and drawing from their experiences to outline best practices for…
Existing research on the disaster-conflict nexus is commonly too general to inform practice. A scenario-based approach that centres on comparable cases can help aid actors to learn, identify and apply best practices in their specific context.
Research from the ‘When disaster meets conflict’ programme analyses how state, non-state and humanitarian actor…
SHEAR projects have been conducting research to improve the understanding of aftershock and landslide risks, so that disaster risk reduction planning can be improved, and resilience strengthened.
SHEAR research partners at the University of Cambridge monitored and analysed the sequence of aftershocks to determine how risk had developed. The University…