Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment in the Solomon Islands
Case study on a VCA undertaken in Tamboko, Radefasu, in the Solomon Islands^in 2005.
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Case study on a VCA undertaken in Tamboko, Radefasu, in the Solomon Islands^in 2005.
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Case study on a VCA undertaken in Sili, Samoa, in 2009.
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Case study and Guidance note to the VCA undertaken in Mindanao, Camiguin, Philippines, in 2003.
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Case study and Guidance note to the VCA undertaken in Maduwaree and Meedhoo, Maldives in 2006.
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Case study and Guidance note on the VCA undertaken in Matara, Sri Lanka, in 2006.
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The Working Group II contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report presents the current state of knowledge on climate impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. Compared to the Fourth Assessment Report in 2007, “AR5” has a much stronger focus on risks. It presents a cold, realistic assessment of how risks are already changing and are bound to
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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IThe disaster risk reduction field session aims to empower communities with information on the underlying causes of natural disasters.The following case studies highlights the impact that one DRR field session had on communities in Myanmar. Link to document https://www.ifrc.org/Global/Documents/Asia-pacific/201403/Myanmar_RiskReduction.pdf
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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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This paper addresses the role of the private sector in humanitarian action in Indonesia and broad patters of engagement between the humanitarian and the private sectors. In analysing these issues, the paper identifies the barriers to, and opportunities for, more systematic engagement between humanitarian actors and the private sector, and puts forward practical measures to make collaboration more consistent and successful. The study