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Jamaica is susceptible to a wide range of natural hazards: hurricanes, tropical storms, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, floods, droughts, and storm. Jamaica has not experience a large seismic event since the 1907 Kingston Earthquake that damaged or destroyed 85 percent of the buildings in Kingston. However, Jamaica is located in one of t…
The impacts of climate change are rapidly becoming evident in Vanuatu. You can help the customs department develop procedures for responding to natural disasters, climate change refugees and changes to bio-security.
This is a volunteer assignment under the Australian Volunteers for International Development (AVID) program, an Australian Government, Aus…
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The Red Cross organisations in British Overseas Territories are Overseas Branches (OSBs) of the British Red Cross (BRC). There are five OSBs in the Caribbean, namely in Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat and the Turks & Caicos Islands. Bermuda is also grouped with the Caribbean OSBs for the purposes of it…
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Née d’une urgence, celle des réfugiés afghans au Pakistan qui, en 1979, fuyaient les combats, Action contre la Faim (ACF) a été fondée par un groupe d'intellectuels français dans le but d’éradiquer la faim de manière globale, durable et efficace dans le monde. Sa mission consiste à sauver des vies par la prévention, la détect…
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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,…
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Guyana, located on the north coast of South America, is subject to Atlantic swells and high intensity seasonal rainfall. The coastal zone lies near or below sea level, supports 90% of the population and is the administrative, agricultural, commercial and industrial center of the country. The agriculture sector contributes 32% to the GDP. As…
This report summarizes the resilience situation in Antigua and Barbuda. The territory of the country is characterized by flat islands. While many recent development indicators show strong economic performance based on a strong tourism sector, the country still struggles with poverty, economic inequality, and unemployment. Antigua and Barbuda experi…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Samoa participated in a groundbreaking ceremony today to officially start the upgrading of the country’s international port.
Prime Minister of Samoa Fiame Naomi Mataafa gave the keynote address at the event that was also attended by Samoa’s Minister of Works, Transport, and Infrastructure Olo Fiti…
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Cette carte illustre l'évaluation technique des menaces naturelles de la commune de Grand Goâve, Haïti.
L'étude et l'analyse ont été réalisées par Welthungerhilfe en collaboration avec CNGIS sous le prgramme "DRR" de Welthungerhilfe/ECHO.
Cette carte représente la densité de population dans les communes exposées aux risques majeurs.
Les risques majeurs font référence à des événements ponctuels de faible probabilité mais dont la réalisation donne lieu à de très graves conséquences: nombreuses victimes, dommages importants aux biens et à l’environnement. Etant donné que le risque résulte…
This disaster risk profile for Seychelles seeks to provide a basis for the future implementation of disaster risk financing through the improved understanding of disaster risks. The risk modelling undertaken focused on three perils: tropical cyclones, floods and earthquakes. In addition, as part of the earthquake risk assessment, tsunami risk zones were…
This document discusses the Government of Guyana's Conservancy Adaptation Project (CAP) to address catastrophic flood risks in Guyana’s coastal areas. The project aimed to strengthen understanding of the coastal drainage system and water conservancy, improve drainage infrastructure, pinpoint key strategic interventions to reduce flood risk and…
Understanding gender discrimination, gender analysis and gender-sensitive programming in disaster situations is critical to protecting human rights. Equally, understanding risk factors that contribute to gender-based violence (GBV) during and after disasters, and implementing appropriate prevention and response measures, is an important, specialized are…
This interactive case study documents the lessons learned from applying Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR) through a ridge-to-reef approach in Port Salut, Haiti. The report features human-interest stories, reflections from project partners, as well as short videos which provide the reader with first-hand experience of the context and proj…
This practitioners’ guide aims to provide guidance for the prioritization of climate resilient investments in road infrastructure by presenting a general methodology, a conceptual framework, and a case study of the process that was conducted in Belize. It specifically addresses environments where data is scarce, but there exists institutional memor…