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In response to the January 12 earthquake in Haiti, the American Red Cross seeks an experienced Country Representative to develop and carry out the objectives of the American Red Cross relief, recovery and mitigation framework in Haiti. ARC staff is responsible for programming in disaster management, shelter, water and sanitation, livelihood, co…
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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…
Project summary
The recent earthquakes in West Java and West Sumatra re-confirmed Indonesia as one of the most natural disaster-prone countries in the world. They also surface some significant gaps in the implementation of the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) framework in spite of important investments made over the years by the government, donors, nation…
An experienced engineer is required with proven overseas experience in the practical design and implementation of construction and shelter projects to provide expertise to Tearfund’s Disaster Management reconstruction work in Haiti.
The position will provide structural engineering advice and oversight to construction projects in the form of design, rev…
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The British Red Cross (BRC) helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We are part of a global voluntary network, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (the Movement), which responds to conflicts, natural disasters and individual emergencies. The Movement consists of 186 National Societies, who have a special status…
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Prior to the earthquake of January 2010, UNDP Haiti was working in six main areas: Rule of Law and Security, Poverty Reduction, Democratic Governance, Disaster Risk Reduction, Early Recovery and Environment and Energy.
In responses to the devastating effects of the earthquake, UNDP Haiti will now be re-directing its efforts to respond to th…
Background
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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Haïti se caractérise par une fréquence particulièrement élevée et croissante de catastrophes naturelles (cyclones, inondations, séismes, glissements de terrain). Ce pays est d’autant plus sensible que se conjuguent forte précarité, petite taille et insularité. Cette zone est donc extrêmement dépendante de l’aide extérie…
Background
Prior to the earthquake of January 2010, UNDP Haiti was working in six main areas: Rule of Law and Security, Poverty Reduction, Democratic Governance, Disaster Risk Reduction, Early Recovery and Environment and Energy.
In responses to the devastating effects of the earthquake, UNDP Haiti will now be re-directing its efforts to respond to th…
Essential Functions
The OPDR Program Specialist will work collaboratively with other OPDR and CSC staff to conduct a variety of professional planning duties related to comprehensive community, regional and statewide natural hazard and emergency management planning. The OPDR Program Specialist will provide planning support to the OPDR Pre-Disaster Mitig…
Action Contre la Faim (ACF) est une association humanitaire reconnue d'utilité publique qui intervient dans une quarantaine de pays, dans les domaines de la nutrition et de la santé, de la sécurité alimentaire, de l’eau, de l’assainissement et de l’hygiène, ainsi que dans les domaines du plaidoyer et du témoignage. Structurée en réseau interna…
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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…
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The Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) is the office within USAID that is responsible for providing emergency non-food humanitarian assistance in response to international crises and disasters. OFDA is part of the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) and is organized into three divisions.
The Di…
Context of the position:
The humanitarian sector has developed and become increasingly more sophisticated in response to the complexities of disasters and the contexts in which they occur. Correspondingly, we seek to engage ourselves in higher levels of understanding around humanitarian issues affecting people. Disasters are the biggest threat to deve…