28 Mar 2023
Community Brigades are organized groups of people dedicated to building resilience and strengthening local capacities in the face of flooding, as well as other emergencies and disasters. Establishing the identity of a brigade is key to formalizing th...
Tags: Other type of resource, Community Engagement and Accountability, Flood, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
04 Feb 2021
En Costa Rica las condiciones de vulnerabilidad, como el incremento de población sin planificación, la mala distribución y uso del suelo, y el terreno montañoso y con pendientes pronunciadas, han provocado desequilibrios ecológicos de gran magni...
Tags: Awareness material, Climate Change Adaptation, Community Engagement and Accountability, Disaster Law, Flood, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
24 Jun 2015
Coastal communities living in archipelago countries and small island states in Asia are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of hydro-meteorological hazards such as storms, droughts, landslides, and floods. Environmental degradation such as defor...
Tags: Other type of resource, Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Financing, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Urban Preparedness