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Displaying 15 of about 106 resultsMaking Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean (UNDRR-ROAMC) invite MCR2030 Local governments and participating entities to share good practices and lessons learned on local governments engagement and Collaboration with their local communities for disaster risk red…
This brief explores how community-based approaches to school construction can improve local livelihoods, increase community satisfaction and expand children’s access to education. Yet many development partners and government bodies fail to ensure that community-based school construction results in safer schools. These groups also miss opportunities…
This manual is for use by National Societies of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) wishing to use PASSA Youth in their programmes. As detailed at Related Summaries, below, the Participatory Approach for Safe Shelter Awareness (PASSA) is a methodology, implemented in partnership with Habitat for Humanity Inte…
Ever wondered which parts of Child-Centred Risk Reduction (CCRR) programs create the greatest impact on household safety? Listen in to this webinar to understand more about CCRR programs’ impact on household safety, a toolkit that captures the direct impact of learning initiatives on household safety, and the results from testing this toolkit in India,…
This user-friendly fold out tool is a simplified version of the Family Disaster Plan itself, which guides households through knowing and reducing their dangers, preparing and planning for emergencies, and learning response and coping skills. The Family Disaster Plan Fold Out is often used in disaster risk reduction education campaigns for distributing t…
The Gifts of Culture board game is a role-playing simulation set in a diverse cultural community. Players represent various groups living in the flood-prone valley. Although their views and ideals differ, they are driven by the same goal - to improve living conditions in their communities. How will they achieve this goal under the constant threat of dev…
Indonesia is an archipelago country which experiences various catastrophes. Over the years, the casualty rate and the cost of natural disasters have significantly increased. It is estimated that three-quarters of schools in Indonesia, with at least 40 million students, are located in disaster-prone areas.
Teachers and students are highly vulnerable if…
This document presents the results of a training course on child-centered disaster risk management organised by the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center in China. The program introduced a new concept to the region by focusing on reducing risks and building resilience with a child-centered perspective.
Key elements contributed to the success of the t…
By Nathan Maddock
Five years into its tenure, the research of the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre ( Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC) is being practically applied by its partners across Australia. This research impact highlights the vision of the CRC: trusted research and knowledge across all hazards, developed for the benefit…
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, has prepositioned life-saving Reproductive Health (RH) Kits and Dignity Kits in Kathmandu, three regions and 16 districts of Nepal in order to be able to respond rapidly to the needs of affected populations in case of an emergency.
While more than 3,000 Dignity Kits have been prepositioned in Kathmandu and far…
This paper attempts to establish an evidence base for the effectiveness of child-centred adaptation actions. The assessment prioritised the four most effective adaptation actions and analysed their efficacy in terms of cost effectiveness, scalability, sustainability, contextual relevance, innovativeness and gender-differentiated impact.
The following r…
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Emergency Response/Preparedness (ER) and First Training for the partiicpants and staff of 21 different schools, colleges and private instutes (Nursing and Meduical Institue, Balochistan).
During each training 60-75 students, inlcusing staff were trained of DRR/ER/First Aid and even basic oif fire fighting. Drills and…
You are cordially invited to participate in the Webinar on 15th Anniversary of Kashmir Earthquake-2005 Challenges, Resilience & Mitigation, jointly organized by the National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India and The Institution of Engineers (India), J&K State Centre, in collaboration with Divisional…
Suva –Local wisdom, ownership and leadership are critical factors for effective humanitarian action in support of communities exposed and vulnerable to climate and disaster risk. Preparedness and response planning need to be more collaborative and inclusive, the Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP) ’s webinar on ‘Local Humanitarian Action for a Res…
Tel Aviv 12 March 2019 –More than 130 000 children have taken part in the first national tsunami simulation ever done with schools in Israel.
Jointly organized by Israel's National Steering Committee for Earthquake Preparedness and the Ministry of Education, the tsunami simulation involved schools located on the 271 kms of Israel coastlines consi…