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UNDP Indonesia's mission is to be an agent for change in the human and social development of Indonesia. The aim is to be a bridge between Indonesia and all donors as well as a trusted partner to all stakeholders. UNDP works in four key areas of development: Democratic Governance, Regional Development and Poverty Reduction, Conflict Preventio…
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The strongest earthquake in Haiti in more than 200 years, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, rocked the impoverished Caribbean nation on January 12, 2010 at 4.53 p.m. (local time). The earthquake led to approximately 220,000 casualties and more than 300,000 persons injured. The government has also estimated that more than 511,000 people hav…
Build Change has ongoing post-earthquake housing reconstruction programs in West Sumatra, Indonesia and Sichuan, China. So far, Build Change has improved the design and/or construction of over 6,400 houses, trained nearly 950 builders and over 1,000 technical high school students, engineers, and government officials in safe construction techniques. Buil…
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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…
A delegation from the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department visited the municipality of Bokod in Benguet province last week to see the progress made in the implementation of a relief project the Commission is supporting in the Cordillera Administrative Region.
Among the project activities targeted households will benefit from public awarene…
The International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM) is the only recurring international conference wholly focused on flood related issues. It is designed to bring together practitioners and researchers alike, including engineers, planners, health specialists, disaster managers, decision makers, and policy makers engaged in various aspects of floodpl…
Building on the success of the Conferences over the last five years a key aim of this year’s programme is to focus on ten years of progress in linking disaster and development and prioritisation for the following ten years.
Conference Focus:
The conference focus for 2010 is ‘Linking Disasters and Development: the next 10 years’. This involves exploring…
Objectives
The objectives of the Emergency and Humanitarian Action programme are to prevent, reduce and mitigate the health consequences of emergencies, natural and man-made disasters and conflicts in countries in the Region, by effective risk reduction, preparedness, and alert, response and recovery actions.
Duties
Under the supervision of the Assis…
The response after three major earthquakes this year on three continents reveals how social media contribute to a new level of immediate and efficient connections for governments, relief agencies, victims and even scientists, explains writer S.L Bachman.
S.L. Bachman is the author of "Globalization in the San Francisco Bay Area,” published by the Paci…
An interview with Shan Chunchang, head of the State Council expert team on emergency response, on preparing for future calamities.
"Making people aware of basic techniques such as the buddy system is crucially important in preparing the public for emergencies. Take Sangzao high school in Anxian county in Wenchuan. The principal in that school knew the…