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Displaying 90 of about 1495 resultsThis brief will discuss the impact and results of the MRED-II program in Nepal.
MRED communities are better prepared for disaster. Households who said they were ‘completely’ confident in their ability to cope with floods rose 25 percentage points (16% at baseline to 41% at endline).
MRED households improved livelihood recovery times for all types of…
During the next 50 years, Louisiana is projected to lose more land and wetlands along its coast than it can rebuild, even if restoration efforts are completed as currently planned. With less wetland buffer, the state’s coastal regions face increased storm surge and flood risk that will impact families and communities in ways large and small, acute and c…
1. Objectives:
The main objective of the research on climate resilient livelihoods is to identify the most appropriate and feasible livelihood options that are climate resilient, gender responsive and benefit the main target groups.
Specific objectives of the research are:
To suggest and agree in consultation with the project staff and partners on…
Oxfam GB is seeking an international consultant to undertake qualitative research to follow-up on our effectiveness review of the Community-based Disaster Risk Management and Livelihoods Programme in Pakistan.
The specific objective of the consultancy is to explain and build upon the findings of this review, asking in particular why programme intervent…
PROGRAM/DEPARTMENT SUMMARY:
Mercy Corps Indonesia implements a series of integrated programs in urban Jakarta, Java, throughout Sumatra, and Maluku, in the sectors of nutrition and health, livelihoods/food security, access to financial services, water and sanitation, community development, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Cross-c…
Organizational Context
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an International Financial Institution and a Specialized United Nations Agency whose mission is to enable poor rural people to overcome poverty. IFAD's headquarters is in Rome, Italy, and is present in more than 90 countries to develop and finance programmes and projec…
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ACF es una organización internacional no gubernamental, privada, apolítica, aconfesional y no lucrativa, creada en 1979 para intervenir en todo el mundo. Su vocación es luchar contra el hambre, la miseria y las situaciones de peligro que amenazan a hombres, mujeres y niños indefensos. Actualmente 500 cooperantes y más de 5.000 trabajad…
Background
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), established in 1986, is a regional non-profit foundation with headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand supporting the advancement of safer communities and sustainable development, through implementing programs that reduce the impact of disasters upon countries and communities in Asia and the Pacific. Th…
The German Red Cross (GRC) is part of a worldwide community assisting victims of conflicts and disasters and people affected by social or health related crises.
The Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement provides vulnerable people with assistance without discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions and adheres to th…
Background
The Cambodia Community Based Adaptation Programme (CCBAP), funded by Sweden has an overall objective of improving community based adaptation and climate resilience in vulnerable communities in flood/drought prone provinces of Cambodia. The CCBAP started on 10 December 2010 and will end on 31 December 2013. The CCBAP has three main outputs: (…
The Law on natural disaster prevention and control (the Law) was passed in June 2013 and took effect on May 1, 2014. The 47-article Law provides for disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and mitigation measures, from national to local and community levels. The Law outlines natural disaster prevention and control activities, including a nati…
This is a participatory learning game for children to strengthen understanding of local climate change impacts and engage children and youth in exploring ideas on what they and their community can do to reduce climate risks, adapt and become more resilient. It supports experiential learning and dialogue to strengthen understanding of local climate chang…
Today Bangladesh stands at a vital crossroads in its development path. Having averaged a 6 percent economic growth in the past decade, the country attained lower-middle income country status in 2015 and achieved five out of eight Millennium Development Goals by the same year. The number of now widely adopted practices of development, which were first te…
Malteser International in Myanmar is seeking to hire a consultant team for the mid-term evaluation of its German government-funded project “Strengthening of DRR capacity and community-based management of the mangrove forest ecosystem for adaptation to climate change in high-risk areas of Rakhine State, Myanmar
Background information and rationale
Malt…
Background
The Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources in partnership with UNOPS Kenya office has designed a project aimed at climate change adaptation and sustainable use of natural resources in rural areas of Kenya through the eco-village model. Climate change is one the greatest challenges facing the world today and Kenya is already experienc…