Climate Change, Natural Disasters and the Urban Poor

Project using Videoscribe software to discuss the rising and different uses of social media during natural disasters and emergencies.

http://preventionweb.net/globalplatfo…for more information and to download the presentation. The session introduces key elements of initiative undertaken by Handicap International India to integrate persons with disabilities in disaster risk ma...

In the context of a rapidly urbanizing Asia Pacific region, the number of people exposed to hazards, shocks, and stresses is increasing, leading to amplified risk and vulnerability. At the same time, people living in cities are themselves agents of c...