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Displaying 90 of about 1196 resultsSaritsa Foundation has planned the following workshops in celebration of the International day for disaster reduction on 13 October 2010:
• Workshops for preparing school children of Dr. KEM Shirdkar High School with practical training and mock drills to develop skills
- 500 School Children and Teachers will take part.
• Workshops for visually impai…
Part of a two-year campaign, launched by Saritsa Foundation, 'Safer schools, safer hospitals, and safer Mumbaikars' - an urban risk reduction initiative - 'making cities resilient to disasters and impacts of climate change' commenced on 14th October 2009.
The campaign plans to build the capacity of 30,0000 school children from 100 Schools, 7,500 youth…
The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2009-11 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.
The progress report assesses current national strategic priorities with regard to the implementation of disaster risk reduction actions, and establi…
This document attempts to capture some of the best practices and case studies from disaster management initiatives of the Government of Maharashtra. Some of these activities are the offshoots of the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) programme launched by the Government of India and UNDP. It presents a number of innovative strategies and processes that have…
Practical experience and learning from a community-based adaptation project in Bangladesh:
This report communicates the local, practical experiences and learning from an action research project on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction (CCA-DRR), aimed at facilitating local people's analysis of their own vulnerability towards climate ch…
This document presents some solutions for mitigating earthquake hazard for new school and existing buildings, with respect to the challenges faced by each category. It describes the concept of retrofitting and explains the techniques of vulnerability assessment for novices, engineers and programme persons, illustrated with case studies. It presents the…
Arab Climate Resilience Initiative (ACRI) working paper:
This report aims to identify and assess some of the main vulnerable areas to sea level rise in the Arab world. A survey of a country by country case studies, based on initial national communications and second national communication as well as recent published literature is also presented. The m…
This document is the World Bank’s operational response to climate variability and change on the continent. It is based on the premise that increased climate variability threatens the development gains of African countries, and that these effects need to be anticipated so that development efforts can be made more resilient to climate change. It identifie…
This book aims to explain to governments, decision makers and disaster professionals the potential uses of geoinformation technologies for reducing disaster risks and losses, based on the knowledge and experience of experts in these fields. It covers all regions of the world and all aspects of disaster risk and its management. Disasters in China, German…
This publication describes UNEP's engagement in the post-disaster recovery effort following the earthquake in the Sichuan Province, China on 12 May 2008. It outlines the key achievements of UNEP's engagement in the country from 2008 to 2010, which focused primarily on providing high-level expertise and capacity development for the management of the envi…
This document discusses the ways in which ICT has positively impacted the various phases of disaster management. Noting the use of ICT during and in the immediate aftermath of disasters like the Indian Ocean Tsunami, and most recently the Haiti Earthquake, the case studies examine the important role ICTs play in disaster preparedness, response and mitig…
This paper presents the outcomes of a meeting convened to communicate about the major risk of disaster for the neighbouring villages and the inhabitants downstream following the land-slide hitting the Hunza River in January 2010. It analyses the situation and provides practical recommendations for an effective response based on the extremely important p…
Community-based disaster risk reduction project, Bicol region, Philippines:
This brochure introduces a disaster risk reduction project implemented in the Philippines with the objective of reducing the population’s vulnerability to natural disasters like typhoon, landslide, flood, storm surge, tsunami, and earthquake, which pose risks to life, property…
This report presents the results of a workshop focusing on the high seismic risk in the northeast Asia region and offering scientists and engineers from various countries the opportunity to discuss regional approaches to improve collaboration in earthquake data exchange and analysis. It responds to the need to mobilize scientific knowledge and technolog…
Resolution 2010-2:
This resolution recognises the value of applying best ethical principles in disaster risk reduction, in improving the resilience of societies and in responding efficiently to emergencies.
The resolution was adopted at the 12th Ministerial Session of the European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUR-OPA), Saint Petersburg,…