In November 2010, the IFRC commissioned Arup International Development (Arup ID) to undertake a study of programmes implemented after the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004 in order to “identify and document lessons learned in implementing at scale CBDRR projects to strengthen community safety and resilience [and] use its large evidence base to research new ideas […]
Review of current funding mechanisms for disaster preparedness in Nepal and analysis of opportunities for improved risk financing in the future. Emergency preparedness financing in Nepal: desk review, September 2011 http://www.devinit.org/wp-content/uploads/Nepal-case-study-final.pdf
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A feasibility study investigating the potential for agricultural insurance to be used as a financial risk transfer tool for small and marginal farmers in Nepal. The study outlines the core institutional, financial, and technical challenges to the introduction of agricultural insurance and then outlines a framework for overcoming these challenges to develop a sustainable, market-based
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The scoping assessment aims to: review existing policies, institutional mechanisms, mandates and specific programs for, and the state of knowledge and initiatives toward adaptation in the Philippines; define a process for the development of an institutional mechanism for the potential operationalization of the a Local Government Unit Adaptation Knowledge Platform in the Philippines; lay down
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The San Francisco Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan serves as a guide in the implementation of proactive disaster risk reduction programs that emphasize the five pillars of: 1) Governance by making disaster risk reduction a priority agenda for sustainable development; 2) Risk Assessment by improving risk information and early warning; 3) knowledge and
The NDRRMP sets down the expected outcomes, outputs, key activities, indicators, lead agencies, implementing partners and timelines under each of the four distinct yet mutually reinforcing thematic areas, namely, (1) Disaster Prevention and Mitigation; (2) Disaster Preparedness; (3) Disaster Response; and (4) Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan 2011‐2018 http://202.46.9.39:8889/attachment/book/National%20DRRM%20Plan%20Philippines.pdf
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Range of materials developed by the National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET) on hosital and health facility disaster saftey, including preparedness and risk reduction measures, safe construction practices, and outreach and awareness raising.
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Manual developed by CAFOD on how to use participatory mapping for community risk assessment. Main report http://www.cafod.org.uk/content/download/10852/86039/file/CAFOD_P3DM_Manual_Small.pdf
Reference document prepared for East Asia and Pacific which aims to increase the resilience of cities to disasters and climate change impacts by promoting a risk-based approach in public investment decision-making process. Building Urban Resilience http://iaibr3.iai.int/twiki/pub/ForoEditorial2012/WebHome/EAP_handbook_principles_tools_practice_web.pdf
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The latest in a series of bi-annual studies on the world’s cities. This edition uses the framework of ‘The Urban Divide’ to analyze the complex social, political, economic and cultural dynamics of urban environments. State of the World’s Cities – 2012 – 2013 http://www.unhabitat.org/pmss/listItemDetails.aspx?publicationID=2917
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