Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment in Guyana
Case study of the VCA undertaken in Lethem Saint Ignatius, Guyana, in 2009
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Assessment of early warning efforts in Leyte for typhoon Haiyan/ Yolanda
This paper analyses the typhoon Haiyan/ Yolanda hazard event in order to understand if a better early warning system would help to save more lives. The study compares the actual event and different general hazard information, forecasts in order to determine the accuracy of the predictions. It argues that the timeliness, content and coverage of
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People affected by conflict: Humanitarian needs in numbers
A report summarizing findings on people affected by conflict (PAC) from a collection of 2012 CE-DAT surveys. In 2012, we estimate that more than 172 million people were affected by conflict worldwide. Of this total, 149 million or 87% were conflict-affected residents (CARs). Internally displaced persons (IDPs) accounted for another 18 million and refugees for five
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Urban Preparedness. Lessons from the Kathmandu Valley.
In the context of the Nepal Red Cross and British Red Cross Earthquake Preparedness for Safer Communities programme (EPS) in Kathmandu, this study focuses on identifying key learning points on community engagement and local and national action in a complex urban disaster management. Link to document http://www.preventionweb.net/files/36764_36764urbanpreparednesskathmandufull.pdf
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Meeting the Urban Challenge: Adapting Humanitarian Efforts to an Urban World
This report provides an overview of current thinking and emerging good practice related to humanitarian action in the urban context. It is produced by the Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP) and is based on discussions held at their 27th Meeting the UrbanChallenge event and a literature review on humanitarian responses to urban crises.
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NRRC Review
The NRRC Review was commissioned by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) within the Government of Nepal (GoN) and had the backing of key stakeholders to the consortium. The Review’s primary purpose, as stated in the TOR, is: to take stock of the current progress and achievements, review current capacity and investments in order to
Building Resilience: Integrating Climate and Disaster Risk into Development
This report presents the World Bank’s experience in climate and disaster resilient development, and contends that such development is essential to eliminating extreme poverty and achieving shared prosperity by 2030. The report recognizes, however, that such development requires additional start-up costs, which pay off in the long run if done correctly. Given this, the report argues for closer collaboration between the
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Hidden Cities: Unmasking and Overcoming Inequities in Urban Settings
The joint UN-HABITAT/WHO report Hidden cities is the result of an intensive collaboration between the UN-HABITAT head office in Nairobi, Kenya,and the World Health Organization. Broad physical, social and economic determinants influence the health of city dwellers. The natural and built environment influences the health of urban residents through geography and climate, housing quality, water and sanitation systems, air quality, and
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Annual Global Climate and Catastrophe Report Impact Forecasting — 2013
Global natural disasters in 2013 combined to cause economic losses of USD192 billion, 4% below the ten year average of USD200 billion. The losses were generated by 296 separate events, compared to an average of 259. The disasters caused insured losses of USD45 billion, 22% below the 10-year average of USD58 billion and the lowest total since 2009. In a
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Engagement of crisis-affected people in humanitarian action
The Concept Note for the ALNAP’s 29th Annual Meeting on 11-13 March, 2014 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ALNAP http://www.alnap.org/meeting2014
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