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Displaying 15 of about 38 resultsOxfam GB Humanitarian Office in Jogjakarta is looking for an Indonesian nationality to be a Disaster Risk Reduction Trainer to conduct the following activities in the near future:
- Facilitate emergency responses management workshop for Oxfam GB's partners, Local Government, and Organizers
- Facilitate workshop participants to increase knowledge and ski…
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This individual will be responsible for: 1) increasing Red Cross organizational capacity to effectively communicate with New Jersey policymakers about disaster preparedness and response needs and 2) improving state and local policymaker understanding of disaster preparedness and response issues affecting their communities.
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This paper presents German views on disaster risk management for sustainable development. It contains a section on linking theory and practice, which covers risk analysis, disaster preparedness, disaster prevention and mitigation, and aid and reconstruction. Supporting case studies from several countries are provided.
The German Government…
This post-disaster needs assessment provides estimates of the damages and losses, and the costs for reconstruction and recovery following the 2009 floods in Burkina Faso.
The assessment concluded that the floods caused the following negative impacts on the areas affected: the human toll was 119,356 victims, 46 deaths, 63 injured, and 1 person not…
The two consecutive earthquakes that hit the provinces of West Sumatra and Jambi on 30 September and 1 October caused widespread damage across the provinces killing over 1,100 people, destroying livelihoods and disrupting economic activity and social conditions. Resulting landslides left scores of houses and villages buried, whilst disrupting power and…
According to the Xinhua News Agency, a local news agency in Myanmar has reported that the Myanmar Meteorology and Hydrology Department will be setting up a regional assessment centre for natural hazards in Yangon.
The report announced that Myanmar had recently joined a project initiated by the Thai-based Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) and in…
2009 Sasakawa award call for nominations now open
Nominations are now open for the 2009 Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction. Nominees should be individuals and institutions from around the world who have contributed to building the resilience of nations and communities to natural hazards through innovative practices and outstanding initiatives. Nomin…
This annual report presents the most comprehensive global assessment of progress to date, based on data provided by a large number of international organizations within and outside the UN system. The aggregate figures in the report provide an overview of regional progress under the eight goals and are a convenient way to track advances over time. The re…
@local.glob, issue no. 3 – year 2006:
The document assists in facilitating and supporting efforts by governments, local authorities, international organizations, and multilateral financial and trade institutions to invest in reducing disaster risk and to promote sustainable development policies that will create better opportunities for all.
This speci…
On September 29, 2009, coming from Vietnam, Typhoon Ketsana crossed the southern part of the Lao PDR before moving into Cambodia.
While sweeping through five southern provinces, the typhoon caused incredible damage and loss, affecting more than 180,000 people, or almost 30,000 households. We also deplore 28 storm-related deaths. The suffering, damage a…
In March 2009, flooding, caused by heavy rainfalls in the region, affected six regions in Northern Namibia (Caprivi, Kavango, Oshana, Oshikoto, Ohangwena, and Omusati). The 2009 flood is the second such event in two years, following three years of successive low-rainfall events. Flood waters surged to near record, overtopping roads and washing out local…
The guidebook is organized in 6 sections:
I. Basics
II. General Overview
III. Access and inclusion
IV. Teachers and learners
V. Curriculum and Learning
VI. Management Capacity.
This guidebook focuses on ensuring access to quality schooling at primary and secondary levels and is addressed primarily at staff of ministries of education, including national…
Two-pages report outlining non-structural damage to the five schools within the Coalinga district in California, affected by the 1983 earthquake.
This document presents a case study in institusionalizing disaster risk management in higher education and training institutions.
In developing the curriculum, the process used was the DACUM (an acronym for developing a curriculum). The output of the DACUM process serves as guide in developing a curriculum which first objective is to work theoretically…
This report summarizes the progress made and the lives helped to be transformed as a result of the five-year response and recovery program. As this report documents, significant results have been achieved in many critical areas including child protection, education, health, livelihoods and disaster risk reduction.