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Programmatic directions for the Red Cross and Red Crescent in building urban community resilience in the Asia Pacific Region

The Asia Pacific Zone of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched this study in order to identify a role for the Red Cross and Red Crescent in urban community resilience programming. The study is completed by EMI (Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative) in 2011. Two inter-linked objectives guided the research process: To analyse the urban […]

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Climate Resilience Framework: Training Materials

The Climate Resilience Framework: Training Materials provides city stakeholders with the information and tools necessary to design a climate resilience strategy. The Climate Resilience Framework (CRF) is an analytical, systems-based approach to building resilience to climate change in urban areas. The goal of this structured framework is to build overall, networked city resilience capable of

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Understanding community resilience and program factors that strengthen them: A comprehensive study of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies tsunami operation

Between October 2010 and September 2011, the IFRC commissioned an in-depth study of CBDRR programmes implemented as part of its tsunami operation. This study was carried out by ARUP International Development and sough to to answer key questions on CBDRR programming including: ‘what do communities perceive as the most important characteristics needed to be safe

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Rendre les villes plus résilientes: Manuel à l’usage des dirigeants des gouvernements locaux

Le présent Manuel à l’usage des dirigeants des gouvernements locaux offre aux maires, aux gouverneurs, aux conseillers municipaux ainsi qu’à d’autres responsables concernés un cadre générique pour la réduction des risques, et met en avant les bonnes pratiques et les outils qui sont déjà judicieusement appliqués dans les différentes villes à cet effet. Il apporte

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Managing Disaster Risks: Sendai Report

The Sendai Report argues that the practice of disaster risk management (DRM) is a defining characteristic of resilient societies, and should therefore be integrated– or ‘mainstreamed’–into all aspects of development. The report outlines how the World Bank will work to further integrate DRM into development planning and upscale support for targeted DRM initiatives. English version

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Strengthening responses to climate variability in South Asia

A report from DfID and USAID looking at the root causes of vulnerability and the opportunities for strengthening resilience to combined risks of climate change and conflict in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Strengthening responses to climate variability in South Asia, April 2013 http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/ClimateChange_2013_DiscussionPaper_XSum_EN.pdf

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San Francisco 5 – Year Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (MDRRM) Plan (2011-2015)

The San Francisco Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan serves as a guide in the implementation of proactive disaster risk reduction programs that emphasize the five pillars of: 1) Governance by making disaster risk reduction a priority agenda for sustainable development; 2) Risk Assessment by improving risk information and early warning; 3) knowledge and

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National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (NDRRMP) 2011‐2018

The NDRRMP sets down the expected outcomes, outputs, key activities, indicators, lead agencies, implementing partners and timelines under each of the four distinct yet mutually reinforcing thematic areas, namely, (1) Disaster Prevention and Mitigation; (2) Disaster Preparedness; (3) Disaster Response; and (4) Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan 2011‐2018 http://202.46.9.39:8889/attachment/book/National%20DRRM%20Plan%20Philippines.pdf

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