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Mission East has been working in Tajikistan since 1997. The areas of sector focus include disaster risk reduction, public health, and livelihoods improvement with cross-cutting issues of gender and disability support. The representative office is in Dushanbe, with large project offices in Kulob(south), Penjakent and Ayni (north).
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The Lao PDR is frequently affected by river floods, drought, fires, rodent infestation, flash floods, and storms. These recurrent natural hazards often result in human and economic loses, mainly affecting poor rural communities whose livelihoods depend heavily on agricultural activities. In order for Lao PDR to achieve Millennium Developmen…
Under the overall leadership of Managing Director, and with support and guidance from the disaster risk reduction specialist, the post holder will lead and manage the planning and successful implementation of Afghanaid Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) programme at national level with particular emphasis on the implementation of Community Based Disaster Ris…
Description: To provide programme support for the IRDR International Programme Office and the IRDR Scientific Committee.
Key duties and responsibilities:
- Providing planning and programming support to the IRDR Executive Director.
- Developing and implementing a process to gather, achieve, and widely disseminate information from IRDR programs, proj…
Job purpose
To direct and guide the scale up of the SPRINT Initiative to advance sexual and reproductive health (SRH) in humanitarian settings in the East, South-East Asia & Oceania (ESEAO) region.
Key tasks
- To develop the short and long term strategic plan of the SPRINT Initiative with input from partners to bring about systemic change to inte…
Purpose of the position
This position serves to provide overall management and implementation of ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) Work Programme (WP) 2010-2015 in Vietnam.
The principal objective of the AADMER WP is to increase resilience and reduce vulnerability in local communities and institutions through suppo…
Purpose of position
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies "Strategy 2020" recognizes the changing demography of the world, the increasing impact of climate change, unplanned urbanization, high levels of violence in society, involuntary migration pressures, new and emerging diseases, environmental degradation and the insec…
Purpose of position
Under the DG ECHO’s DIPECHO programme, UNICEF is implementing a disaster risk reduction programme in South Caucasus and Central Asia. The project covers disaster risk reduction activities in the sector of education in the following countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
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Essential job duties/ scope of work:
The Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist/Program Manager is responsible for the overall program implementation and reports directly to the Country Director. He/she will set up and manage a team of 3-5 coordinators and staff in various field office settings and will be responsible for establishing and maintaining excel…
The Seismic Risk Management Initiative (SRMI) was developed to strengthen the relevant disaster management capabilities of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and Tajikistan. National implementation teams, composed of AKDN agencies and affiliates, are responsible for carrying out SRMI activities in each of these prior…
Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) :
is an international group of agencies established in Europe, North America and South Asia to complement the provision of emergency relief, principally in the developing world. It helps people in need reduce their dependence on humanitarian aid as it facilitates their transition to sustainable self-reliant, long-t…
DescriptionA comprehensive diploma course in disaster risk management is being offered by Preston University in order to develop a pool of professionally trained manpower, which will possess knowledge and skills in this field.
The principal aim of this Diploma Course is to train individuals of public and private institutions on issues relating to Disa…
LocationPeshawarDegreeOutcome of the diploma programme: The programme is intended to train students to function as a disaster manager and carry out independent research on issues related to disaster preparedness and management.DescriptionThe objective of the diploma programme includes:
- To impart training and transfer knowledge to the faculty, studen…
A declaration made by the Mekong River Commission (MRC) including heads of the Governments of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, at the First Summit of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) in Hua Hin, Thailand, on the occasion of its 15th Anniversary.
These three sectoral reports were produced to complete the Malaysian National slope master plan 2009-2023 with the aim of formulating a detailed, comprehensive and effective framework of policies, strategies and action plans to reduce risks from landslides on slopes nationwide. The plan included activities at the national, state and local levels in both…