This radio discussion, broadcast on All India Radio’s FM Gold channel as part of the program News Analysis, examines the lessons learned from India’s response to Cyclone Phailin — one of the strongest cyclones to strike the country in 14 years. The conversation features Major General V.K. Datta, Senior Specialist at India’s National Disaster Management […]
Diese interdisziplinäre Lessons-Learned-Studie des Deutschen Komitees für Katastrophenvorsorge (DKKV) aus dem Jahr 2003 analysiert umfassend das Augusthochwasser 2002 im Elbeeinzugsgebiet – eines der schwersten Hochwasserereignisse in der jüngeren Geschichte Mitteleuropas mit Schäden von rund 9,1 Milliarden Euro und über 337.000 Betroffenen in Deutschland. Auf Basis von Literaturauswertungen, Experteninterviews, Haushaltsbefragungen und Netzwerkanalysen untersucht die Studie sechs
“Oxfam’s portfolio of urban disaster risk reduction projects in the Caribbean region are at the forefront of current practice. They offer an opportunity to review outputs, practice and lessons learned for Oxfam and the wider DRR community. This report aims to take that opportunity. Specifically it presents a review of DRR work in four urban
In November 2010, the IFRC commissioned Arup International Development (Arup ID) to undertake a study of programmes implemented after the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004 in order to “identify and document lessons learned in implementing at scale CBDRR projects to strengthen community safety and resilience [and] use its large evidence base to research new ideas
The ProVention Consortium in its Community Risk Assessment Toolkit has collected and analysed 35 CRA case studies from Asia, Latin America, Africa and Small Island Developing States. Key findings were: Partnerships between NGOs and local government enhance the effectiveness of the assessment and action planning process (see case study 1 ). Multi-hazard approaches are feasible
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