A description of the indicators that were used on the local scale in Indonesia by the World Risk Index. One advantage of the local of the local index is the inclusion of data that was not available at global scale, for example on social networks and housing conditions. On the downside, some data that was […]
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The WorldRiskReport (WRR) consists of an index, a priority topic and case studies. The index describes the disaster risk for various countries and regions.The main focus of the report is on the threat from or exposure exposure to natural hazards and the rise in sea level caused by climate climate change, as well as social
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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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© International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 2010 IFRC World Disaster Reports http://www.ifrc.org/en/publications-and-reports/world-disasters-report/wdr2010/
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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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This peer-reviewed article, published in the Journal of Earth Science and Climate Change (2013), presents a community-level participatory flood vulnerability assessment conducted in the West Rapti River Basin in the Mid-Western Terai region of Nepal — one of the country’s most flood-prone areas. The study is notable for centering the perceptions of vulnerable people themselves,
This report, prepared for DFID’s Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance Department and Sustainable Livelihoods Support Office, examines the conceptual and practical links between social vulnerability, sustainable livelihoods, and disaster risk reduction. Its central argument is that effective disaster preparedness cannot be separated from mainstream development work, and that vulnerability analysis offers a practical bridge between humanitarian
Manual developed by CAFOD on how to use participatory mapping for community risk assessment. Main report http://www.cafod.org.uk/content/download/10852/86039/file/CAFOD_P3DM_Manual_Small.pdf