“Oxfam’s portfolio of urban disaster risk reduction projects in the Caribbean region are at the forefront of current practice. They offer an opportunity to review outputs, practice and lessons learned for Oxfam and the wider DRR community. This report aims to take that opportunity. Specifically it presents a review of DRR work in four urban […]
The capacity assessment mission for Turkey was implemented at the request of the regional project for South – East Europe (SEE) and Turkey on Disaster Risk Management (DRM). The purpose of the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) capacity assessment is to identify capacity gaps related to risk reduction, understand desired capacities and propose recommendations on how
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الهدف المنوشد من هذا الدليل للصليب الأحمر والهلال الأحمر هو مشاطرة خبرات أكثر من 40 جمعية وطنية بد أت في السنوات الخمس الأخيرة مواجهة تغيّرالمناخ في إطار أعمالها. وخبرات الجمعيات متنوعة بقدر تنوع طقس كوكبنا وشاسعة بقدرات ساع حركة الصليب الأحمر والهلال الأحمر نفسها. وعلى الرغم من ذلك، تبرز أوجه شبه عديدة. وتغير المناخ مجال
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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 set of case studies that highlight the importance of adequately facilitating and regulating outside international humanitarian assistance in the event of natural disasters. Case studies include the following examples: Dominican Republic law encourages civil society empowerment Preparing Colombia to better manage international assistance Earthquake law eases recovery in Chile IFRC, 2011. Disasters in the
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This World Bank report offers not only a summary of the disaster risks in Colombia but also the opportunities to articulate disaster risk management in current planning, investment and monitoring and control instruments. It makes the case for defining public and private responsibility as part of the strategy in reducing Colombia’s fiscal vulnerability in the
Este Manual para líderes de los gobiernos locales proporciona a los alcaldes, gobernadores, concejales y otros, un marco genérico para la reducción de riesgos e identifica buenas prácticas y herramientas que ya están siendo utilizadas en varias ciudades con el mismo objetivo. Responde a las preguntas clave POR QUÉ esto es beneficioso, QUÉ clase de
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
Significant floods in Europe in 2013 have tested the learning from earlier floods, some as recent as 2002. One of the “new” learnings has been the utility of temporary structures which can be installed when floods are imminent and removed once flood waters recede. Such systems require pre-installation and sufficient early warning to set them
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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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