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Displaying 75 of about 790 resultsThe preparation of this Local Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2011-2013 Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and the ISDR partnership.The progress report mainly assesses the trans-boundary issues and the status and progress in the implementation of disast…
Malaysia is frequently affected by the annual flooding event caused by the seasonal monsoon which accounts for significant losses. Flood risk, exposure and damage potential are increasing, causing the level of poverty and vulnerability to rise. The annual occurrence of the flood hazard has forced residents to prepare beforehand to help them spring back…
I worked as Concern Worldwide’s disaster risk reduction documentation officer from 2012-2014, and travelled to Bangladesh to review Concern’s programmes, including its pavement dweller interventions in Dhaka. I recently wrote an article about Concern’s work reducing disaster risks for the pavement dwellers - long-term homeless men, women, and chil…
For the billion urban dwellers living in informal settlements, there are many risks. Those who are more susceptible to these risks, or less able to cope, are termed vulnerable. But they are not vulnerable if the risks are removed. We need to focus more on removing the risks and less on endless lists of 'vulnerable groups'.
'Vulnerable', along…
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…
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Le/La responsable du projet mettra en œuvre un programme de Gestion des Risques dans le haut Artibonite et 3 communes du département du Nord Ouest dans des zones urbaines et périurbaines, couvrant les risques multiples, visant à construire ou renforcer les capacités techniques et organisationnelles des communautés et des autorités local…
This study examines the long-term improvement in precautions taken by commune authorities and households between two major floods in 1999 and 2017, as local actors appear as inseparable components of the integrated flood risk mitigation strategy in Vietnam. The study examines two flood-prone villages in central Vietnam.
The findings indicate that most…
This study examines the institutional networks required to link processes of community-level deliberation to city and national level processes of decision-making and implementation, in the context of urban governance, community development and climate change.
In 2010, the Philippine government introduced a resettlement programme to remove all informal…
Community, environment and disaster risk management, volume 15:
Recognising ongoing processes of rapid urban transformation in many cities in developing countries, this book throws light on how urban communities in Asian cities, particularly Indian cities, experience impacts of urbanisation and climate change. Related consequences due to unprecedented…
Addressing sustainable eco-development in a Malaysian area, this publication suggests collective actions on environmental, economic and social issues and policy tools to strengthen the capacity for institutional development, such as enhancing the adaptive capacity to disaster resilience. It takes a look forward, aiming to avoid rapid economic growth lea…
From 22 June to 26 June, the Government of Nepal and partners from UN, INGOs and NGOs participated in the 6th Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR). In total, the Nepal delegation consisted of over 40 members. The Nepal delegation demonstrated organized and committed participation in the AMCDRR, led on 3 sessions and managed…
The Nepalese government is planning to draw up a National Disaster Response Framework, which would also deal with preparedness and mitigation strategies to help vulnerable communities prevent and cope with disasters, reports The Kathmandu Post. The 34-point work plan will include the building of an alternative road to the main airport, collection of por…
A glance at urban interventions by Red Cross Societies in Latin America and the Caribbean:
This publication was developed in an effort to complement and inform the internal process of defining urban intervention strategies in the Americas in order to manage urban risk related to health and sanitation; food security and nutrition; road safety; social, e…
This report provides a data-based analysis of flood risk in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and Nepal, with the aim of supporting better decision-making on disaster preparedness and community-led innovations on disasters. The report provdes an overview of flood events and damages in 2017. It looks at trends in flooding in both desert and urban…
The 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…