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Displaying 120 of about 1533 resultsThe generation of hydrological data for accurate flood predictions requires robust and, ideally, dense monitoring systems. This requirement is challenging in locations such as the Himalayas, which are characterised by unpredictable hydroclimatic behaviour with dramatic small‐scale spatial and temporal variability. River level monitoring sensors that are…
This report evaluates the impact of the Joint Programme on Disaster Risk Management and Humanitarian Preparedness in Nepal, which was planned to: (1) strengthen and institutionalise Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR), (2) enhance the capacity of local institutions to prepare for and respond to humanitarian emergencies, and (3…
This paper evaluates the use, formulation and planning of Water Use Master Plans (WUMP) and their capacity to promote gender and social inclusiveness in water management at the local level in Nepal. It looks for areas in need of improvement in terms of integrating gender and social inclusion issues more effectively, within communities working to ta…
This document provides a compendium of the main findings and lessons learnt from food security climate analyses undertaken by WFP and partners under the Climate Adaptation Management and Innovation Initiative (C-ADAPT).
This compendium is targeted at government policy makers, humanitarian partners, and technical analysts interested in accessing a snap…
This working paper presents the findings from a pilot research project that investigated how disaster-affected households in low- and middle-income countries rebuild their homes in situations where little or no support is available from humanitarian agencies. The project was an interdisciplinary collaboration involving social scientists, geoscientists,…
Kathmandu is the world’s most seismically at-risk urban area. As a result, beginning in November 2012, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) and the World Bank launched the Open Cities Kathmandu Project. Through this project, university students, volunteers, and government officials were trained to digitally map their communiti…
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…
This evaluation presents evidence of the Secretariat of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)'s improvements in disaster risk management (DRM) performance in five countries (Guatemala, Malawi, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Vietnam) and analyzes the implications for the theoretical model that sustains its approach and the current Monitor…
This document proposes an inclusive approach to community based disaster risk management (CBDRM) in order to help to address the issues faced by persons with disabilities affected by disasters, ensuring that services and systems are adapted to meet the diverse needs of community members, and that all individuals are empowered to take action to reduce th…
This report documents lessons learned from the 'Disaster risk reduction through school' project in Nepal, a multi-country project designed by ActionAid International to reduce people’s vulnerability to natural hazards and to contribute to the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) by making schools in high-risk areas safer, enabling scho…
This technical report presents a regional study conducted to understand the labour migration process in communities affected by water hazards, such as floods, flash floods, droughts and water shortages, in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region. It highlights some major findings as well as recommendations to support labour migration as a strategy to over…
This paper is a collection of reflections from a field visit to three districts in the middle hills and Terai belt of eastern Nepal (Sunsari, Dhankuta and Morang) which set out to explore the various dimensions of the resilience of climate-affected communities. By sharing the perceptions and insights of community members from these districts, this paper…
This briefing paper addresses the governance of funding for climate change adaptation in developing countries at the global and country level in order for the needs of the most vulnerable to be met. It particularly considers country-level ownership of adaptation finance and advocates for climate funding to prioritize and clearly provide resource allocat…
This bulletin is the third issue from the CMDRR Forum working towards collaboration, cooperation and coordination in the area of community managed disaster risk reduction (CMDRR) in Bangladesh. It presents best practice examples from partner organizations, as well as national and international announcements, news and events on disaster risk reduction an…
This booklet provides an overview of SEWIN Project’s activities and how these activities have helped the communities in flood prone districts of Banke, Bardia, Chitwan and Nawalparasi to become resilient towards flood in the form of different case studies. It is encouraging to see how the communities' knowledge, attitudes and practices have changed over…