At its core, disaster risk reduction is about reducing human vulnerability and strengthening resilience to the risks posed by natural hazards. Moreover, disaster risk reduction concerns the collective ability of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to deliver on its Global Agenda, which commits to “reduce the number of deaths, injuries […]
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The region around Lake Victoria is prone to disasters such as flooding resulting in homes being washed away and displacement of people, while people who live around the lake and who mainly earn their livelihoods from fishing and farming, suffer from common problems – poverty, lack of access to clean water and sanitation, high levels
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The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has conducted annual disaster risk reduction (DRR) mapping since 2009 to highlight its DRR activities, support better programme targeting and ultimately promote more strategic investments in DRR. This fact sheet present the results of the 2013 DRR Mapping. Published in 2014.
The 5th Pan African Conference in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, committed National Societies to address food insecurity throughout Africa. Supported by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the RCNET National Societies developed a regional food security working group (RFSWG) in 2002. This resource presents the objectives of the working group, details
The number of people affected by humanitarian crises has almost doubled over the past decade and is expected to keep rising. In early 2014, international aid organizations aimed to assist 52 million people in crisis, and millions more people sought help from their communities, local organizations and Governments. The report published by OCHA emphasizes a shift towards a more anticipatory and preventative approach
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Case study and Guidance note to the VCA in Faik Pasa and Mirali, Turkey in 2006.
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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 of the VCA undertaken in the Cayman Islands in 2004.
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Case study and Guidance note to the VCA undertaken in Speyside, Trinidiad and Tobago, in 2007.
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Case studies of VCAs undertaken in Nicaragua in 2011-2012. The locations include neighborhoods in the following cities: Las Sabanas; San José de Cusmapa; Somoto.
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