Aftermath of Tropical Storm Ondoy (Ketsana) 24-30 September, 2009

Case study on a VCA undertaken in Tamboko, Radefasu, in the Solomon Islands^in 2005.

This research is carried out by  Nu Quy Linh Tran1,2, Thi Kim Hieu Ngo3, Thi Tuong Vy Nguyen3, Tran Ngoc Dang3, Son Nghiem4, Dung Phung5  with funding support from the Global Disaster Preparedness Center. The increased ambient temperatures worldwid...

This publication posits that effective communication of disaster threats to decision makers and at-risk communities is a growing challenge in a people-centred approach to disaster risk reduction. Traditional communication approaches tend to involve e...