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Displaying 45 of about 800 resultsThe symposium is one of the most important activities of the Joint Technical Committee on Landslides and Engineered Slopes (JTC1) under the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) and International Association on Engineering Geology (IAEG).
Existing frameworks lack focus on the actual implementation of community-based early warning systems (CBEWS), and they do not describe how experts can transform a top-down early warning system into a CBEWS. Hence, to support the establishment of a CBEWS for deep-seated landslides, this study aimed to assess the capacities and vulnerabilities of fiv…
DRR School Education & Festival will be held from 14 - 16 October in Saijo City, Japan, on the occasion of the International Day for Disaster Reduction.
Saijo City is a UNISDR Campaign participating city and active on DRR education. This event on DRR school education targeted at 227 students will focusing on how they can scale up their disaster pr…
This course has been designed to provide a comprehensive overview on understanding landslides, their causes, prevention and mitigation measures. It is intended to give an exposure to participants in all aspects of landslides, which will enable them to implement mitigation measures more effectively.
This paper introduces the concept of school safety and describes some of its approaches in Nepal, a country vulnerable to many disasters, in which schools are particularly at risk, because they are not built with earthquake resistant technologies, are often overcrowded and located in hazardous spots.
The School Safety Approach wants to serve two purpos…
This training module on resilient development planning in Myanmar consists of a 2.5 hours session, at the end of which, the participants will:
a) Have a common understanding on development and disaster linkages.
b) Be able to identify the various factors which contribute towards disaster risk including climate change in Myanmar.
c) Be able…
This compilation of poems and slogans written in Hindi and English by high school students provides strong message on the importance of protecting the environment in order to reduce the risk of disasters and achieve sustainable development. Its aim is to raise public awareness about disaster risks related to natural hazards, such as earthquake, flood, d…
This document presents disaster risks of China and major work on disaster reduction that has been done in the field of constructions and engineering, including monitoring and forecasting systems, disaster management and governance, and coordination and international cooperation. It describes main guiding policies, objectives, tasks and measurements of d…
The purpose of this book is to help all students of geography to have a better understanding of the subject so that they are well prepared to combat it. It is expected that senior students of the school take up the initiative of preparing the school disaster management plan and also educate the younger students of the school on various safety measures t…
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Due to its location, topography, and vulnerability to cyclic climatic events (ENSO oscillations), Timor-Leste faces high levels of risks associated with natural hazards. Every year, the country suffers from localized events including, floods, landslides and strong winds. Vulnerable communities have borne the impacts of such natural hazards,…
This paper analyses the increased frequency and intensity of flash floods and landslides in the Northern Mountainous Regions of Vietnam, as they represent the most damaging hazards to the production activities and livelihoods of rural households, which are heavily reliant on agriculture. Assessing households’ vulnerability therefore becomes critical and…
In recent years, nature-based solutions for landslide risk mitigation have become a popular measure and are being effectively used in many Asian countries as a cost effective and an environmentally-friendly solution.
The policy brief summarizes the background, advantages, application aspects, and major challenges of nature-based solutions application f…
This document is expected to serve as a Guidance Document on application of nature-based as well as hybrid solutions. Some of the good practices of bio-engineering for stabilization of vulnerable slopes and reducing the erosion potential is also included in the document. It forms a part of the project outcomes and developed with the purpose of providing…
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…
Climate and society no.3:
This issue highlights recent advances in the use of climate information to manage risks and improve livelihoods, such as new partnerships and user-designed information platforms. It draws together and analyses experiences from 17 case studies that capture the current state of knowledge. It also highlights research innovations…