Case study about the youth of Sare and Kemo villages who have built a bridge to counter the problem of cut off access to each other during persistent flooding. One in a series of video case studies created by the Global Network for Disaster Reduction. GNDR, 2011. A bridge towards resilience – Senegal, Overview of […]
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Case study on how one island school is helping the community prepare for disaster after the 2004 Tsunami devastated their original settlement. One in a series of video case studies created by the Global Network for Disaster Reduction. GNDR, 2011. Island school learns DRR – Maldives, Overview of GNDR video case studies http://www.globalnetwork-dr.org/case-studies/advocacy-a-awareness-raising/article/201-maldives.html, http://www.globalnetwork-dr.org/case-studies.html
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Case study on how one woman has brought about social change in her village by organising a group of village women to make food security their responsibility and earn the respect of village men. One in a series of video case studies created by the Global Network for Disaster Reduction. GNDR, 2011. One woman inspires
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A case study of schools in Romania working partnership with government and civil society to promote disaster risk reduction activities for earthquake and flood protection. One in a series of video case studies created by the Global Network for Disaster Reduction. GNDR, 2011. Disaster risk reduction in schools – Romania, Overview of GNDR video case
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Case study about the impacts of the massive floods in Albania in December 2010 which are still vivid in the minds of people from Livade neighbourhood the next year, as they face ong-going needs and received little or no post-disaster assistance. One in a series of video case studies created by the Global Network for
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Despite political challenges in Lebanon, disaster mitigation committees in Marjeyoun district are helping people prepare for disasters. Support was provided by World Vision Lebanon. One in a series of video case studies created by the Global Network for Disaster Reduction. GNDR, 2011. Building Local Emergency Response and Disaster Mitigation committees – Lebanon, Overview of GNDR
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A case study about a farming community in Nigeria which was assisted by the NGO African Youth Movement to learn about water pollution and organise the resettlement of farmers and wood loggers to protect their drinking water. One in a series of video case studies created by the Global Network for Disaster Reduction. GNDR, 2011.
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Case study of Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality in South Africa which used disaster risk reduction training to empower girls in townships. They worked in partnership with research institutions and local government officials and are spreading key messages of resilience among neighbouring townships now. One in a series of video case studies created by the
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Presentation on the experience from the Great East Japan Earthquake in terms of the impact of the disaster events on people with disability and their inclusion in response and recovery efforts. Jo Matsuzaki, Associate Professor, Miyagi University of Education, 2013. Online version of presentation http://www.preventionweb.net/files/globalplatform/519e280f8fb60Jo_Matsuzaki_English_revised.pdf
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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