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Displaying 45 of about 314 resultsThe studies presented in this volume address poverty reduction and risk management aspects related to such disasters in both urban and rural communities in India. It reports on different sub-projects carried out in the states of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, and addresses questions pertaining to: (i) livelihood security strategies in the informal sector of di…
Community, environment and disaster risk management, volume 7:
This book highlights the issues of resilience through regional, national, city and community-based studies.It is presented as the first book to combine academic research and field practice in urban risk reduction, focusing especially on climate-related disasters in the Asian region.
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This issue of Southasiadisasters.net is titled, 'First SFDRR Aligned National Disaster Management Plan'. In June 2016, India launched its first National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP) with the aim of improving the country's resilience to disasters and reducing the loss of lives and assets. This issue highlights the importance of the NDMP and…
International day for disaster reduction campaign is celebrated yearly on October 13. It is one ways for civil society in Indonesia to increase public awareness on the potential impact of climate change and urban development disparities.
This campaign is intended to highlight the serious involvement of the Indonesian government in anticipating disaste…
Global Platform highlights from Tuesday, 10 May 2011. Issue #1, Volume 141, Number 3.
On Tuesday, 10 May 2011, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), which is being attended by approximately 3,000 participants, including representatives from over 170 governments, 20 ministers…
This report identifies key challenges and opportunities for progress in fields of disaster risk reduction based on the discussions held at the Forum. It is structured around the six working themes of the Forum, which include the emerging challenges of rapid urbanisation and climate change for disaster risk; new opportunities for risk reduction coming fr…
In Disasters, volume 30, issue 2:
This paper examines current perceptions and practices within international aid organisations regarding the existing and potential roles of urban planning as a tool for reducing disaster risk. It reveals that urban planning confronts many of the generic challenges to mainstreaming risk reduction in development planning…
M. Mizanur Rahman addresses in the Financial Express the urbanisation process and the problematic challenges it poses in both social and environmental contexts, analysing why urban risk reduction is a concern, particularly in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He calls for appropriate emphasis on increasing the resilience of the community people and presents Islamic Re…
According to OnePakistan, UN-HABITAT has produced a calendar for the year 2012 and an interactive board game conveying messages on safe construction and preparedness for anticipated floods, with an aim to empower communities and increase their resilience towards disasters throughout Pakistan.
A simple guide introducing the principle elements of land ad…
2011 has been a year of transition for Haiti. Humanitarian aid and the commitment of NGOs in Haiti continued all along the last 12 months, but the 12 January 2010 earthquake has left deep marks on the country. On top of these scars, new strains occurred with the cholera epidemic as soon as October 2010, and the phase of political transition, which ended…
These guidelines have been developed to specifically address two key recommendations that have emerged from the Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (VCA) review; these are to provide further guidance to National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on how to: (i) integrate into the existing VCA process and tools, information on the additional risks an…
Cebu – Disaster risk reduction, climate change, global warming and environmental protection seem to be today’s media ‘buzz’ words and ‘sound bytes’. The question is, “Is your city or town, or barangay getting ready?
According to Margarita Wahlstrom, special representative, secretary-general for Disaster Risk Reduction of the United Nations Internationa…
In a report for Time, Brendan Brady describes the various risk mitigation activities that are being carried out in the Nepal, quoting NSET director Amod Dixit as saying: 'Here, the disaster-risk-reduction per dollar will have to be much lower than [it is in] California', referring to California as an earthquake preparedness model and the lack of resourc…
People and communities have been placed at the heart of a new strategy intended to build Glasgow’s resilience against the impact of the shocks and stresses faced by a city in the 21st century.
Produced as part of Glasgow’s partnership with 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation, the “Resilient Glasgow” Strategy details almost 50…
Background
COVID-19 that is continuing to cause human tragedy, social upheaval and economic turmoil across the globe can be considered as a once-in-a-century ecological security crisis that creates an urgent need for an in-depth reflection on the relationship between human beings and nature. But striking a balance between the two will not be possible u…