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Retrofitting of Commmon Frame Structural (Pillar System) Houses

This publication is a consice version of the results and suggestions of the research project – Development of Seismic Retrofitting Scheme for Typical Nepali Non-Engineered Masonry Infill Reinforced Concrete Framed Buildings – conducted by Ms. Hima Shreshta, Structural Engineer of NSET, under the Applied Research Grants Program for Disaster Risk Reduction Round II funded by […]

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تقرير سنداي: إدارة مخاطر الكوارث من أجل تعزيز القدرة على مجابهة الكوارث في المستقبل

يرى هذا التقرير أن ممارسة إدارة مخاطر الكوارث هي إحدى السمات المحددة للمجتمعات القادرة على الصمود ومجابهة الكوارث ومن ثمّ فإنه ينبغي دمجها – أو « إدراجها » في كافة جوانب التنمية. ويرمي هذا التقرير إلى إثراء معلومات لجنة التنمية بهذه القضية أثناء الاجتماعات السنوية للبنك الدولي وصندوق النقد الدولي لعام 2012 ومساندة النقاش الجاري

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A Feasibility Study on Integrated Community Based Flood Disaster Management of Banke District, Nepal

A joint research study by ICHARM/PWRI and NDRI, Nepal aimed at investigating the root causes of flood disasters in West Rapti river basin in Nepal and devising strategy to manage flood with community-based approach by targeting improvement in the resilience of the community within the broader framework of enhancing livelihood options and poverty alleviation. A

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Beneficiary Communication and Accountability: A responsibility, not a choice

The combination of rapid urbanization and population growth, alongside the proliferation of short message service (SMS) and internet based technology, making it possible for communities to publicize how they are being affected by our actions have changedthe humanitarian landscape. Though information and mobile phone technology had been growing in the years before 2010, the Haiti

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Sending a Message of Accountability: SMS Helps Improve Services after Pakistan Floods

This case study illustrates how Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO), a Pakistani NGO, worked alongside the Popular Engagement Policy Lab (PEPL) and Raabta Consultants to implement a Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) using FrontlineSMS after the 2011 monsoon flooding in Sindh, Pakistan. Sending a Message of Accountability: SMS Helps Improve Services after Pakistan Floods http://www.frontlinesms.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/frontlineSMS_Pakistan_Floods_280513.pdf

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Pakistan: Children can play an important role in disaster preparedness

An article by Amir Murtaza published by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the interests and capabilities of children to paly a role in decision-making related to development plans for their schools, playgrounds, and streets. Pakistan: Children can play an important role in disaster preparedness http://www.humanrights.asia/opinions/opinions/columns/AHRC-ETC-029-2013

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Managing Disaster Risks: Sendai Report

The Sendai Report argues that the practice of disaster risk management (DRM) is a defining characteristic of resilient societies, and should therefore be integrated– or ‘mainstreamed’–into all aspects of development. The report outlines how the World Bank will work to further integrate DRM into development planning and upscale support for targeted DRM initiatives. English version

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