Interest story about “Living with a river that rises; Coastal communities in Da Nang are taking measures to respond to flash flooding, but is it enough?” Asian Disaster Preparedness Center – Website: http://www.adpc.net
Climate change has made it increasingly difficult to predict when the river will overflow and force the families in the neighborhood to leave their homes. While in the past, floods used to strictly obey the circulation of the two seasons − rainy and dry − nowadays flooding is erratic throughout the year. Silay City is considered as one of the fastest growing
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This publication captures the findings of a study on flood early warning systems in Nepal that assessed the institutional arrangements, key stakeholders, legal provisions, coordination and linkage mechanisms, and four key elements of early warning systems from a gender perspective. It also gathered experience from two villages with functioning community-based flood early warning systems.
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In August 2008, as flood waters from the Saptakoshi River raged through far-Eastern Nepal, displacing 70,000 people, the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) immediately provided relief items and other vital assistance. It also found itself needing to advocate on behalf of its country’s most vulnerable people. They joined forces with key partners in the disaster
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This publication addresses the need to focus more on mitigating risks and preparing for floods, rather than simply dealing with the consequences after a flood occurs, in order to reduce flood losses and help communities in both developed and developing countries improve flood resilience. It provides insights into ways this might be done. It is
Enhancing community flood resilience: a way forward Zurich Insurance Group Limited, 2014 Read More »
This paper was produced to coincide with the first anniversary of some of the worst floods to affect central Europe in recent memory. It focuses on flood resilience in Germany, looking at the 2013 floods, and comparing them with the floods of 2002. While taking into account certain universal aspects of flood resilience, it also
Central European floods 2013: a retrospective Zurich Insurance Group Limited Read More »
This document is a Flood Safety Checklist that gives you basic information on what to do & what supplies do you need in case a flood occurs. Haitian
Flood Safety Checklist. Haitian Read More »
This document is a Flood Safety Checklist that gives you basic information on what to do & what supplies do you need in case a flood occurs. Korean
Flood Safety Checklist. Korean Read More »
This document is a Flood Safety Checklist that gives you basic information on what to do & what supplies do you need in case of a flood occurs. Vietnamese
Flood Safety Checklist. Vietnamese Read More »
This document is a Flood Safety Checklist that gives you basic information on what to do & what supplies do you need in case of a flood occurs. Tagalog
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