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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Post-disaster recovery is about getting people’s everyday life back to normal after a disaster and making sure money is invested appropriately for long-term reconstruction. To make sure the recovery and reconstruction plan is responsive to the priorities and needs in the assessment, the project partners developed general guidelines on planning, budgeting, and financing for Khammouane province in Lao PDR. The guidelines take officials through the
Within the first 24 to 72 hours after a disaster, local communities are on the front-line of emergency response. Depending on location and scale of emergency, response time may vary. As this Case Study explores, communities’ confidence to respond to emergencies is commonly based on available resources. However, as CADRE participants in this case learned, basic household items can provide
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In Nepal, the implementation of the HOPE program has been pivotal in the development of emergency planning in hospitals. According to Dr. Pradeep, before HOPE implementation in 2004, only two hospitals − including Tribhuvan Teaching Hospital − had emergency plans. The disaster management plans were comparatively poor and not well developed. Since 2004, approximately two HOPE courses have been conducted each year and eleven hospitals now
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In Bangladesh, histories of oral traditions have laid the foundation for community training in emergency response. A strong colloquial culture in folklore and story telling makes a compelling case why community training is practical and effective. In many cases, knowledge equates to power. Within these traditions, women have a central role in passing on knowledge to others as provider and educator
As this case illustrates, community-led teams can take a lead in response efforts for disasters of international significance, as well as smaller and more local incidents. The Savar incident is such a case: beginning as a local incident, it has garnered considerable international media attention and led to wide-ranging changes in national and international policy for the readymade garment industry.
Bhutan is known as the ‘Land of the Thunder Dragon ‘for the violent storms that blow in from the Himalayas. Here, climate change and weather hazards have always been point of vulnerability. Besides Himalayan storms, glacial melting can also cause flash floods. Frequent landslides during the rainy season and seismic activity further increase risks for farmers. Asian Disaster
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Serie IFRC-PNUD sobre Marcos Legales para apoyar la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres Nicaragua cuenta con un buen marco normativo e institucional para la RRD, que integra armónicamente todos sus niveles con el sector gubernamental. Una de las mejores prácticas encontradas es la capacidad organizativa establecida en el marco jurídico e implementado en todos los niveles, interrelacionando armónicamente las
How Law and Regulation Support Disaster Risk Reduction from IFRC-UNDP Series on Legal Frameworks to support Disaster Risk Reduction Located in the south-western Pacific Ocean, New Zealand sits on two tectonic plates within the Pacific ring of fire, resulting in the country’s dramatic natural landscapes. New Zealand is prone to a range of natural hazards, such as floods, storms, cyclones,
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Viet Nam: Country Case Study Report How Law and Regulation Support Disaster Risk Reduction International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies May 2014 Viet Nam is prone to many different types of natural hazards. They are mainly hydro-meteorological,such as recurring floods and storms, but also include low to moderate risks of droughts, earthquakes, tsunamis, forest