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Displaying 15 of about 5997 resultsThe National Disaster Response Coordination Plan (NDRCP) outlines the coordination mechanism and functions to be undertaken to ensure a coherent response to threats and events from hazards impacting Jamaica. It does not replace the National Disaster Plan or plans and standard operating procedures required for managing responses to particular threats.The…
This report presents natural hazard assessment results of the islands in the Bahamas. Regarding the Abaco island, the report recommends conducting periodic surveying and mapping of informal settlement locations to address needs, and update disaster response and recovery plans to ensure adequate planning for evacuation, sheltering and mass care. Also, as…
This regional snapshot report demonstrates the use and value of the SFM reporting data for strengthening disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Asia Pacific countries. It presents the SFM data until 21 October 2021, together with ten country case studies that highlight good practice for effective disaster data management and SFM reporting in the region. Thema…
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As climate risks are manifesting far sooner and with greater intensity than expected, never before has mankind faced such an array of interconnected risks.
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This revised Nationally Determined Contribution highlights the Solomon Islands' greater ambitions for emissions reduction and adaptation. Mitigation and adaptation are inseparable for a low emitting, highly vulnerable and small island developing country. The Solomon Islands takes adaptation as a matter of survival. Short to medium term adaptation priori…
As a leader in climate action and committing to the urgency of the Paris Agreement, Samoa has developed its Second NDC undertaking an inclusive stakeholder engagement process with key national stakeholders, ministries, and departments. Predicted increases in extreme weather conditions from climate change indicates that Samoa will face even greater impac…
This research investigates the themes of Good health and wellbeing, and Gender equality, two of the United Nations Sustainability Goals (United Nations (2015). The research shared in this report was conducted nine months after the February 2022 flood event that impacted the Northern Rivers of New South Wales. Researchers undertook focus groups and inter…
The overriding priority of the Government of Nauru is to eradicate poverty and to improve the safety, security, and quality of life of its citizens. To this end, Nauru’s climate action has been aligned with national efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and is fully integrated with Nauru's National Sustainable Development Strategy (NSDS).…
This Pacific Risk Profile is a snapshot of climate and disaster risk information that is collected from credible open data sources. It is intended to provide Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade program managers and implementing partners with easy access to essential risk information.This profile gives an overview of Vanuatu's geographic and socioeco…
As a result of extreme weather events, their effects and their impacts on the UK highways network, the Department for Transport (DfT) commissioned research to identify any lessons that have been learned for ensuring the resilience of the highway network. The focus of this article is investigating a specific time window, between the winter storms and flo…
This publication seeks to give an overview of the current situation in terms of the inclusion of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in major disaster preparedness and management, given that their situation as a particularly vulnerable group exposes them to an additional risk of harm in the event of disasters. In particular, the aim is to see whether…
The National Climate Change Policy for Nigeria 2021-2030 assists the country in achieving its goal of meaningfully contributing of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reduce the socio-economic impacts of adverse effects of climatic change. The medium-term outcome is to achieve a resilient socio-economic environment that promotes sustainable deve…
This publication provides an overview of the state of the art in emergency preparedness and disaster risk reduction for people with disabilities. It asks whether an adequate level of resilience has been achieved by and on behalf of people with disabilities. The publication shows that there is much potential to improve emergency preparedness for people w…
The World Risk Poll represents an ideal tool to explore people’s experiences and perceptions of risk and to begin understanding resilience at a granular level, especially in countries where such data is not routinely collected or available. Ensuring the safety of critical infrastructure will continue to be a core goal of the Foundation and assessing res…
Resilience is a process in which communities collectively respond to significant events, using various coping and adaptive capacities. This scenario has mobilized reflections and strategies on the need to build resilient and regenerative cities with the capacity to recover from disasters and sustainably adapt to changes. The ecosystemic view of resilien…