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Children in disasters-Games and guidelines to engage youth in risk reduction

The purpose of this guideline is to provide guidance to Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies on effectively engaging in informal Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) educational initiatives. This publication is meant, in relation to DRR and education, to promote relevant initiatives in the region, identify the current roles and responsibilities of National Society at […]

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Human Mobility Prediction and Simulation After Natural Disasters: A Big Data Approach Using GPS Tracking and Machine Learning

This peer-reviewed journal article presents a computational framework for predicting and simulating population movements following large-scale natural disasters, developed through analysis of big and heterogeneous data from Japan. Using GPS records from 1.6 million anonymized users collected over three years, alongside earthquake intensity data, government declarations, news reports, and urban transportation network data, the authors

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Making Child Friendly Cities through School Safety: A Case Study

So much is said about future of cities and yet city planning is not done by those who have a long future: children. This is odd. The 108th issue of Southasiadisaster.net is titled ‘Children in Urban Space: Making Child Friendly Cities’ highlights the concept of a ‘Child Friendly City’. This issue of Southasiadisasters.net outlines the

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Sri Lanka Communicable Disease Epidemiological Profile: WHO Country Guide for Disease Control in Humanitarian Emergencies

This country-specific epidemiological profile, developed by the World Health Organization’s Disease Control in Humanitarian Emergencies (DCE) unit, provides comprehensive guidance on major communicable disease threats facing resident and displaced populations in Sri Lanka. It was produced in the context of Sri Lanka’s protracted humanitarian crisis — a 25-year civil conflict that ended in 2009, which

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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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