Volunteers of the Liberia Red Cross Society have been working tirelessly since the beginning of the outbreak. Red Cross teams are working to break the chain of transmission in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the three countries with sustained and widespread transmission of the virus. The bodies of Ebola victims are highly infectious, and funeral preparations and […]
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Legal challenges learned after Haiti earthquake
Aid to Haiti: legal challenges Read More »
One of the main purposes of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is to ensure that its programmes and services should first be identified by vulnerable people themselves, based on their needs. These strong participatory planning activities at local level contribute to a strong national plan that responds to new trends and needs. This
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Stone lines or (“bunds”) slow down runoff, incerease water infiltration and for the basis for improved production in semi-arid areas. At the same time, sediment is captured behind these semi-permeable barriers. Stone lines were originally a traditional technique in the Sahel, but have been improved by careful construction, and through alingning on the contour. A
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The Malawian Red Cross Society, supported by the RC/RC Climate Centre and the Malawi Meteorological Service, have been working with Mphunga village, delivering simple information about climate change and the need for adaptation. As a result the program has pushed villagers to take real action. They began adapting their activities in simple ways such as
Adaptation to Climate Change by Mphunga villagers, Malawi Read More »
Managing Consequences During Disasters: Solving Problems Together
Managing Consequences During Disasters: Solving Problems Together Read More »
RECORDED WEBINAR – Amy Hilleboe of Catholic Relief Services: A practical resource for program planners and managers alike, Toward Resilience is designed around ten principles that highlight the needs of key vulnerable groups such as women, children, and high-risk communities and illustrate how disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation can be integrated successfully into
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The video features the different water conservation efforts initiated by the Government of Sikkim to adapt to the myriad impacts of climate change.
Water conservation for climate change adaptation in Sikkim Read More »
These are the lecture videos from the free UBC course Climate Literacy: Navigating Climate Change Conversations, which tackles the scientific and socio-political dimensions of climate change. This course introduces the basics of the climate system, models and predictions, human and natural impacts, mitigative and adaptive responses, and the evolution of climate policy. This course formed
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Why do we need Emergency managers? This video explains why s and how Emergency Managers enable effective action by others.
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