“Se siente muy bien ver mi cara pintada en las paredes de mi comunidad. La gente me pregunta si soy yo, y me dicen que se ve muy bien”- dijo Pedrito, el niño retratado en uno de los murales de Huaquillas. Como parte del Proyecto “Mi Barrio, Mi Apoyo”, La Cruz Roja, en conjunto […]
Rehabilitación de los espacios públicos en Ecuador Read More »
“It´s pretty cool to see my face painted on the walls of my community, people ask me if it´s my picture and tell me it looks really nice.” – said Pedrito, the boy depicted on one of the community murals in Huaquillas. As part of the project “My Community, My Contribution”, the Red Cross,
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This policy brief outlines the core messages and recommendations coming out from the study that explored Christian Aid Typhoon Ketsana and Help Age International Typhoon Haiyan interventions. The authors asked community members, field staff, government officials and other key stakeholders what the biggest challenges were in implementing resilience informed humanitarian response and what they would
This ‘resilience scan’ summarizes writing and debates in the field of resilience during the last quarter of 2015, focusing primarily on the context of developing countries. It comprises insights on the manner in which resilience appeared within key international policy processes in 2015, key blogs on resilience, grey literature and academic journal articles. The scan
This report presents nine case studies that illustrate the principles of Christian Aid’s Resilience Framework, and put the risks and opportunities it addresses into context. The first three case studies demonstrate the principles of the Resilience Framework. Community-led participatory vulnerability and capacity assessments (PVCAs) is exemplified by initiatives to facilitate inclusive decision making in Burkina
Putting Power into Resilience: Case Studies from around the World Read More »
This study applied a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to quantify the economic benefits of long-term, safety-related measures put in place for storm-resilient housing in Vietnam. The results of the CBA show that the possible returns on investment would be positive and high, which implies that investing in storm‑resilient houses can be economically viable. Key findings include:
Cost-benefit Analysis of Climate-resilient Housing in Central Vietnam Read More »
This household resilience analysis examines differences in resilience capacity and resilience structure between female- and male-headed households, and between regions. This analysis aims at providing programming and policy guidance to policy makers, practitioners, UN agencies, NGO and other stakeholders by identifying the key factors that contribute to the resilience of households. It is largely based
Resilience Analysis in Sudan 2009 Read More »
This report reviews the decision-making process for new infrastructure and emphasizes the need to embed resilience into this process and practical guidance to do so. It is based on findings
Building Resilient Infrastructure Read More »
This research aims to build a concept of disaster resilient communities in Palembang, Indonesia based on their current preparedness. In order to achieve this, the level of community structural and non-structural mitigation in Palembang needs to be assessed. The paper follows this assessment up by a discussion of literature review of how preparedness is related
Assessing household risk mitigation to flooding in lowland area of Palembang Read More »
The aim of the study is to increase disaster resilience by using mobile technologies to ensure citizens play an active role in disaster management. It addresses the implementation of mobile based disaster management systems based on a study case in Izmir Province in Turkey. The use of ICTs can help to produce information and make
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