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Official Economic Report of Kampong Junjongan: From Village to Small Town in Five Years?

The vision of this report is to make Junjungan Village into a small town centre in five years time. Utilising the central concept of Charter Village/Town, the Kampong would have by then secured the much-needed empowerment to govern itself with the backing and support of the central government to carry out the following recommendations. To […]

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Innovation for Economic Development: Brunei’s iCentre through the lens of global-local linkages, local buzz, and industrial policy

Innovation has been at the heart of economic development. Ever sinceJoseph Schumpeter published his landmark book “The Theory of Economic Development”, innovation has gradually evolved to become an essential subject looked upon by decision- and policy-makers as a source to enhance the competitive advantage of nations. Out of this realisation, decision- and policy-makers have placed

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Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) Implementation Workshop (China Oct 31 – Nov. 1)

Documentation related to the  2018 Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) Implementation Workshop presented in Hong Kong, China on October 31 – November 1, 2018.    Document of the CAP Implementation Workshop  Flyer: 2018 CAP Implementation Workshop Call for Participation WMO Letter to Member States Information Note for Participants Participants Agenda of CAP Training on October 30.

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Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change 2018

The 2018 report of The Lancet Countdown: ‘Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change’ shows concerning trends in health risks from heat and heatwaves, infectious diseases, and declining food security.   Access to the reviews in English, French, Spanish and Mandarin. To download the complete report, infographics and other communication and policy resources access to

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Préparation pour une intervention efficace

La Préparation pour une intervention efficace (PIE) est une approche cyclique à l’attention des Sociétés nationales (SN) pour une évaluation, une mesure et une analyse systématique des forces et faiblesses de leur système d’intervention afin de prendre des mesures correctives. Avec l’approche PIE, la SN est aux commandes et élabore un plan de travail qui, une fois mis

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Reaching the last mile – Early Action Messaging through the WhatNow Service

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At the Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management ( or “ISCRAM”) Asia Pacific Conference last week, disaster industry professionals, researchers and policymakers discussed developments in the use of information systems in emergency management.  Centered around this year’s theme of “Innovating for Resilience,” topics ranged from the use of human-centered design in emergency management to

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Typhoon Haiyan: 5 Years On in the Philippines

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Five years ago today, one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Philippines made landfall. Typhoon Haiyan took more than 6,000 lives on the island nation—destroying homes, bridges, schools, farms, and businesses in its wake. Red Cross teams started delivering aid in the immediate aftermath: helping save lives amongst the destruction.  Initially, the Red

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Urban Profiling in Vietnam

American Red Cross (ARC) country office together with Vietnam Red Cross (VNRC) has been implementing Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRM) Program, supported by USAID/OFDA funding since 2011 in Vietnam. Responding to increasing urban risk, particularly effects of climate change in cities, ARC and VNRC has agreed to shift the focus of the CBDRM program

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