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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This issue of Southasiadisasters.net focuses on the important theme of ‘Understanding Drought in India’. India’s overdependence on rainfed agriculture and the increasing variability of monsoons due to climate change underscore the importance of understanding the varied impacts of droughts in the country. Since the impacts of droughts are manifold, this issue focuses on the various aspects of droughts such as their incidence, their typology, their impacts on agriculture
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Earthquake Safe Building Practices in Nepal: Video Toolkit by UNDP Nepal Earthquake Safe Building Practices in Nepal: Video Toolkit (Episode 1), Earthquake Safe Building Practices in Nepal: Video Toolkit (Episode 2), Earthquake Safe Building Practices in Nepal: Video Toolkit (Episode 3), Earthquake Safe Building Practices in Nepal: Video Toolkit (Episode 4), Earthquake Safe Building Practices
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Visit the NRRC at: http://www.un.org.np/coordinationmech…Follow the NRRC on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NepalDRRFollow the NRRC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NepalDRR Nepal is prone to a variety of disasters. One of the major concerns is a large earthquake in the capital, Kathmandu. This risk requires a concerted effort from the Government and international/national partners in reducing vulnerability to earthquakes. The Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium
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This educational comic for children and youth focuses on flood, issued as part of a series of A Road to Resilience in Southeast Asia comics covering 7 hazards (drought, earthquake, fire, flood, hygiene promotion, tsunami, typhoon and cyclones). The purpose of the series is to contribute to the preparedness for disasters among the youth in
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This educational comic for children and youth focuses on fire, issued as part of a series of A Road to Resilience in Southeast Asia comics covering 7 hazards (drought, earthquake, fire, flood, hygiene promotion, tsunami, typhoon and cyclones). The purpose of the series is to contribute to the preparedness for disasters among the youth in
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This educational comic for children and youth focuses on earthquakes, issued as part of a series of A Road to Resilience in Southeast Asia comics covering 7 hazards (drought, earthquake, fire, flood, hygiene promotion, tsunami, typhoon and cyclones). The purpose of the series is to contribute to the preparedness for disasters among the youth in
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This educational comic for children and youth focuses on typhoon and cyclones, published as part of a series of A Road to Resilience in Southeast Asia comics covering 7 hazards (drought, earthquake, fire, flood, hygiene promotion, tsunami, typhoon and cyclones). The purpose of the series is to contribute to the preparedness for disasters among the
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