The Great ShakeOut is a once a year earthquake drill first held in California in 2008 to raise awareness across all segments of the community. Participation has since spread around the globe and an increasing numebr of communities take part every year. The Great ShakeOut website, ShakeOut Drill Manual for Schools, ShakeOut Drill Manual for […]
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Protecting your property from earthquakes can involve a variety of actions, from inspecting and maintaining your building to installing protective devices. The US Federal Emergency Management Agency has put together a variety of short guides to specific actions you can take to secure appliances and strengthen structural elements in your house or worksplace against the
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Past attempts to manage drought and its impacts through a reactive, crisis management approach have been ineffective, poorly coordinated, and untimely. Because of the ineffectiveness of this approach, greater interest has evolved in recent years in the adoption of a more proactive risk-based management approach in some countries. The 10-step drought planning process developed by Wilhite (1991) was
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Managing water shortages involves using programs to temporarily reduce demand and find alternate water to temporarily increase supply. The guidebook discusses water shortage management programs that belong in water shortage contingency plans. It was first written in 1988, and then updated in 1991 and 2008 to help water suppliers cope with potentially severe drought and other water shortages. The
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A Compilation of Reports from the 2010 Class of “Applied Climatology and Meteorology” at the University of Oklahoma that review the drought experience of Norman, Oklahoma; future risks; and preliminary steps that the city can take for effective drought preparedness. Online version of report http://drought.unl.edu/portals/0/docs/Drought-Ready%20for%20Norman.pdf
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The process outlined in the Guide is broad-based, recognizing that drought creates problems that go beyond the scope of what water suppliers alone can address. Worksheets and other exercises can help communities see how drought has affected water supplies and overall community well-being in the past. The Guide can also help communities identify their drought
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A set of tips on drought preparedness put together by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the United States. While many of the tips may be US specific, some can be readily adapted to other country contexts. FEMA. http://www.ready.gov/drought http://www.ready.gov/drought
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Report of the Workshop organized in Port‐au‐Prince ‐ Haiti between 22nd – 26th of August 201. It covers main elements of the urban context with the additional complementary perspective of Disaster Risk Management and Public Policies, and priorities for early Recovery.
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This video focuses on a case study of how the residents of ‘Territorio de Bem’ in Brazil used community-led strategic planning to solve their waste disposal problem, promote environmental education, and gain new space for recreation. The initiative ultimately gained the attention of the President and UNDP. One in a series of video case studies
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This video focuses on a case study of how the Sucre municipality in Venezuela has supported communities in designing and managing their own projects through a participatory budgeting initiative called “Rumobo Propio” and the provision of proposal design and project management training to community groups. This effort has culminated in the inclusion in the municipal
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