Asia Pacific

IFRC Partnership on Urban Disaster Risk Reduction

The IFRC and Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran have initiated a Partnership on Urban Disaster Risk Reduction. Initial activies under the partnership include pilot studies in five cities: Nairobi, Kenya; Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Jakarta, Indonesia; Yerevan, Armenia; and Tehran, Iran.  As one of the outcomes of this partnership a guide to urban resilience that […]

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Communicable disease epidemiological profile: Sri Lanka

The Communicable Disease Epidemiological Country Profile series was conceived and developed by the World Health Organization team for Disease Control in Humanitarian Emergencies (DCE). The aim is to provide up-to-date information on the major communicable disease threats faced by the resident and displaced populations in emergency-affected countries. The information provided is designed for use in

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Natural catastrophes 2013: Analyses, assessments, positions

Natural catastrophe losses in 2013 were dominated by floods. Detailed analyses have shown that protective measures can drastically reduce losses. For example, the June 2013 floods in Germany and neighbouring countries proved to be considerably less damaging than the flooding in the summer of 2002. In 2013, some 37% of overall losses worldwide from natural

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DRR law in Philippines, Rep. Act 10121

´An Act stregthening the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management System, providing for the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management framweork and institutionalizing the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan, appropriatting funds there for and for other purposes…} This Act shall be known as the ”Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010“.  Philippine

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Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and the Urban Poor: Cities Building Resilience for a Changing World

Poor people living in slums are at particularly high risk from the impacts of climate change and natural hazards. They live on the most vulnerable land within cities, typically areas deemed undesirable by others and thus affordable. This study analyzes the key challenges facing the urban poor, given the risks associated with climate change and

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Improving the Assessment of Disaster Risks to Strengthen Financial Resilience: A Special Joint G20 Publication by the Government of Mexico and the World Bank

Responding to a G20 request, the Improving the Assessment of Disaster Risks to Strengthen Financial Resilience: A Special Joint G20 Publication by the Government of Mexico and the World Bank brings together the experiences of G20 countries in protecting their populations and assets against natural hazards. It includes contributions by fifteen G20 members and invited countries (Argentina, Australia, Brazil,

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Measuring cost benefits of community disaster risk reduction in Ilam, Nepal

The following case study provides an overview of a Cost benefit analysis (CBA) that was conducted for disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities which were implemented by the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS), with the support of the British Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (International Federation), from 2001

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