Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment in Turkey
Case study and Guidance note to the VCA in Faik Pasa and Mirali, Turkey in 2006.
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Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment in the Philippines
Case study and Guidance note to the VCA undertaken in Mindanao, Camiguin, Philippines, in 2003.
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Assessment of early warning efforts in Leyte for typhoon Haiyan/ Yolanda
This paper analyses the typhoon Haiyan/ Yolanda hazard event in order to understand if a better early warning system would help to save more lives. The study compares the actual event and different general hazard information, forecasts in order to determine the accuracy of the predictions. It argues that the timeliness, content and coverage of
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The Impact of Disaster Risk Reduction field sessions in Myanmar
IThe disaster risk reduction field session aims to empower communities with information on the underlying causes of natural disasters.The following case studies highlights the impact that one DRR field session had on communities in Myanmar. Link to document https://www.ifrc.org/Global/Documents/Asia-pacific/201403/Myanmar_RiskReduction.pdf
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Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium Flagship Programmes
In February 2011, the Government of Nepal (GoN) launched the Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium (NRRC). The NRRC is a unique body that unites the GoN, the international financial institutions of the Asian Development Bank and World Bank, development partners and donors, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and the United Nations as members in
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The Minimum Standards for local climate‐smart disaster risk reduction
Many national climate change adaptation plans consider the need to plan over various timescales and acknowledge the essential role of local communities in addressing the changing risks. The Minimum Standards for local climate‐smart disaster risk reduction were developed as a practical checklist to help local community leaders and DRR practitioners ensure their risk reduction efforts are climate‐smart and contribute to
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The Red Cross Red Crescent and the Hyogo Framework for Action – Focus on the Asia/Pacific region
This document describes some of the ways that National Societies in the Asia-Pacific region have been contributing to the implementation of the five priorities of the Hyogo Framework Action, grouped according to the main activities under each priority. Case Study: The Red Cross Red Crescent and the Hyogo Framework for Action – Focus on the Asia/Pacific
Early Warning – Early Action: A Regional Guideline for Effective Engagement
The purpose of this guideline is to provide guidance to the National Societies on effectively enhancing and supporting Early Warning Systems (EWS) in their respective countries, particularly at the community level. This publication is meant to identify the current roles and responsibilities of National Society at various levels, including volunteers, and identify how these positions could be enhanced to
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The Dwelling Near the Ditch Game
The Dwelling Near the Ditch Game aims to support learning and dialogue about the opportunities and trade-offs facing communities which lack waste collection services, and the additional stress that climate change (in the form of more frequent flooding, aggravated by blocked drains and ditches) can pose for them As the game is played, players experience
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Learning from the city – British Red Cross Urban Learning Project Scoping Study
The study looks at the evolving nature of risk and vulnerability in urban areas relating to natural hazards, urban violence and conflict, markets and livelihoods, health and water, sanitation and hygiene, and shelter, land and the built environment and highlights ways forward.
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