Prepararse para volver a casa después de una evacuación le mantendrá más seguro además de realizar inspección y la limpieza de los daños a su casa. Antes de viajar, asegúrese de que los funcionarios locales hayan declarado que es seguro entrar en su comunidad y que dispone de los materiales necesarios.
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Preparing to return home after evacuating will keep you safer while inspecting and cleaning up the damage to your home. Before traveling, ensure local officials have declared that it’s safe to enter your community and that you have the supplies you will need. Follow the suggestions below for returning to, inspecting and cleaning your home.
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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
The Red Cross of Viet Nam, with support from the International Federation, the Japanese Red Cross Society and the Danish Red Cross, has planted mangroves along almost all the coastline where natural conditions allow. Local communities carry out the planting and the planters have the right to harvest marine products in the areas where they
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Cox’s Bazar District is in the Bay of Bengal, at the south-eastern corner of Bangladesh, bordering Myanmar. It is particularly vulnerable to the tropical cyclones that frequently hit the region, causing deadly storm surges and wind damage. The worst cyclone in recent years took place in 1991, resulting in 150,000 deaths – more than 90
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Viet Nam has always suffered from extreme weather events. Because of climate change, it is likely that droughts will occur more often, and that tropical cyclones will also become more intense. In 2003, the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VNRCS) became one of the first National Red Cross Red Crescent Societies to integrate climate change into
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Bangladesh is not only vulnerable to rising sea levels, but is also one of the most flood and cyclone prone countries in the world with 25 percent of its geographical area vulnerable. The floods and cyclones not only disrupt and take lives, but also isolate communities, severely affecting the livelihoods and education of the people
Many national climate change adaptation plans consider the need to plan over various timescales and acknowledge the essential role of local communities in addressing the changing risks. The Minimum Standards for local climate‐smart disaster risk reduction were developed as a practical checklist to help local community leaders and DRR practitioners ensure their risk reduction efforts are climate‐smart and contribute to
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This radio discussion, broadcast on All India Radio’s FM Gold channel as part of the program News Analysis, examines the lessons learned from India’s response to Cyclone Phailin — one of the strongest cyclones to strike the country in 14 years. The conversation features Major General V.K. Datta, Senior Specialist at India’s National Disaster Management
Official website of the Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP) in Bangladesh which was established in 1972 and is operated as a joint initiative of the Government of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society. The CPP has been credited with bringing about a significant reduction in loss of life in Bangladesh as a result of cyclones
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