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Displaying 15 of about 371 resultsThis publication updates the original Current and future climate of Tuvalu brochure published in 2011. The information in this publication, and research conducted by PACCSAP, builds on the findings of the 2013 IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, and uses new emissions scenarios and climate models. This brochure contains a summary of climate projections for Tu…
Between March 12 and 14, 2015, Tropical Cyclone Pam struck Vanuatu as an extremely destructive Category 5 cyclone. Eleven fatalities were subsequently confirmed in Tafea and Shefa Provinces. An estimated 65,000 people were displaced from their homes. Approximately 17,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed, including houses, schools, clinics, and other…
The conference is organized on the theme, '3R as an Economic Industry - Next Generation 3R Solutions for a Resource-Efficient Society and Sustainable Tourism Development in Asia and the Pacific'. It will focus on water security, tourism, waste management, sustainable urban management, and on integration of 3R in regional programmes dealing with climate…
Enhacing public safety and welfare by building inter-connected and effective safe cities
Safe Cities Asia 2015 is the region’s largest and most comprehensive smart resilience conference, bringing together 350 senior professionals. With over 70% of the audience from the public sector including Mayors, Chief Information Officers, Chief Security Officers,…
This Rapid Damage and Impact Assessment report was prepared by the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica following the devastating impacts of Tropical Storm Erika on August 27, 2015. It was undertaken jointly with technical support from the World Bank in close conjunction with other development partners and international organizations. …
French Red Cross is looking for a consultant to carry out a Socio-cultural study in 9 rural communities (6 in Guadalcanal and 3 in Savo Island). This study is part of the Disaster Risk Reduction and WASH program titled “Supporting Community Planning 3” (SCP3), funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The consultancy obj…
Antea Group will conduct a climate risk, vulnerability and needs assessment in Papua New Guinea. For this assignment the organization is looking for a socio economist, who will be in charge of assessing the economic vulnerability to climate induced hazards. The work will include desktop study and field missions. The global objective of this as…
The Australian Red Cross seeks a volunteer for an assignment under the Australian Volunteers for International Development (AVID) program, an Australian Government initiative. Airfares, living allowances, accommodation, insurance and other support is provided through the program.
To be eligible, applicants must be 18 years and over, Australian citizens…
This publication outlines the experiences of the six Caribbean countries which participated in a process to adapt and implement the Cuban Risk Reduction Management Centre model. The publication shares the stories and lessons learned by a diverse set of stakeholders as they engaged in south-south cooperation as a tool for strengthening their disaster ris…
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (2014), Volume 10, Part A, December 2014, pp. 15–27, doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2014.07.007:
This paper presents a process for integrating local and indigenous knowledge related to hydro-meteorological hazards and climate change with science, developed through a project implemented among coastal and small islan…
This report examines the national legal and regulatory frameworks with regard to disaster risk reduction in Haiti. It analyses the extent to which legal frameworks in Haiti support national and local efforts towards disaster-risk reduction (DRR).
The study covers a broad scope of law and regulation relevant to DRR for natural hazards, including issues…
This statement was produced at the first Pacific Island Climate Outlook Forum (PICOF) held on the 12th to the 16th of October at the University of the South Pacific. The forum had a specific focus on the current El Niño, regional and national climate outlooks and impacts on the water sector across the Pacific Islands region. Representatives at the forum…
This study develops a framework for providing policy makers in Pacific island countries with the specific (quantitative and qualitative) information they need to formulate policies for counterbalancing—or at least minimizing—the negative impacts of climate change, specially on food security and economic livelihood.
Given the significant role in both emp…
This report presents observations and recommendations obtained from bottom up, participatory assessments with local communities from Chile, Ethiopia, Iran, Panama, Paraguay, Russia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South Africa and Uganda, within the Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI). All the case studies show how local communities and indigeno…
NTS Bulletin February 2015:
This bulletin addresses the progress on DRR of the ASEAN Member States. It is a review of the progress made under the Hyogo Framework and consider the way forward for DRR. This brief review is provided by By Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore.
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