Nepal is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, ranked 11th most at risk in terms of its vulnerability to earthquakes and 30th in terms of flood risks. In particular, the highly populated Kathmandu Valley faces significant risk of a catastrophic earthquake. Out of 21 cities around the world lying in similar seismic […]
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On November 8, 2013 the strongest cyclone to ever hit land devastated the islands of the Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Typhoon Yolanda, affected 16 million people, displaced 4.1 million people and took the lives of 6,300. Through the tireless work of the Philippine Red Cross and IFRC efforts (supported by American, British and
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The eruption of Mount Sinabung on 15 September 2013 left 17 dead and more than 30,000 displaced from their homes. This video features recovery efforts via cash voucher distributions for victims of the Sinabung volcanic eruption.
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Kate Chapman from the Humanitarian Open Street Map Team (HOT) discusses mapping an entire country into OpenStreetMap for disaster preparedness.
Preparing for Disasters with Mr. Radar is a video animation produced in English and Thai language in order to promote learning among children in Thailand on immediate and long-term climate risks. Through this animation, children as part of community are informed to act in preparation for future disasters, and their knowledge will have long-term relevance
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The four-page comic is designed to inform and educate children and the youth about preventing malaria in the community, as the first part of the series of A Road to Resilience in Southeast Asia – Protecting Communities. This comic is produced by IFRC South-East Asian Regional Delegation. The comic is also available in Burmese (Myanmar), Khmer (Cambodia), Lao (Laos) and Vietnamese. Information and Education
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Be Prepared for Natural Disasters with Mr. Radar!! is a comic book featuring a super hero, Mr. Radar, designed to educate children, youth and the general public to be prepared for natural disasters (including rainstorm, flood, earthquake, landslide, and drought). Through this information and education communication material, children as part of community are informed to
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The following story was written by Lena Kang, Knowledge Management Intern, GDPC, based on an interview with Wendy Brightman, Regional Advisor for Cash Transfer Programming in Asia, Middle East, and Europe at American Red Cross. Philippines Red Cross: cash-transfer preparedness When Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines in early-November 2013, the International Federation of the Red
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The International Federations community-based early-recovery programme has supported tens of thousands of quake survivors to take control of their own recovery. With support from trained Red Cross volunteers and students from local universities, affected communities have managed and implemented the construction of more than 14,000 quake-resilient transitional shelters. The earthquake-resilient shelters are made out of
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The urban poor from several cities, including Mexico City, Jakarta and Sao Paolo, face challenges due to the impacts of climate change and natural disasters. – World Bank, 2011
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