In view of the anticipated fluvial flooding and that from overflow of rivers in some communities especially those that are located in the River Benue basin and which have potentials for flooding in 2017 as forecast by Nigeria Meteorological Organization, DEAR Africa organized awareness workshop and worked with representatives of 11 wards/ communities in Numan […]
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Esta guía brinda apoyo al personal y a los voluntarios en la implementación de las estrategias de planificación, programas y actividades para la concientización y la educación pública en la reducción de riesgos de desastres. (2011). Alienado al Marco de Acción de Hyogo y útiles como base para su alineación al marco de Sendai para
Helping to build capacity to respond in emergencies is something is something that the ICRC and IFRC has been doing superbly. Many times, national socieites lend their human resources to these efforts. The Sustainable Development Goal challenge (SDG – 2016-2030) was agreed upon during the UN General Assembly in 2015. It is aimed at
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Esta experiencia se desarrolla en Málaga, Santander, ubicada a 120 km de Bucaramanga, en Colombia, Unidad Médica de la Seccional. ORIGEN DE LA DIFICULTAD ENCONTRADA Problemas de seguridad alimentaria en una zona rural, donde existen altos índices de malnutrición, desnutrición y pérdida de cosechas por incapacidad para almacenarlos, conservarlos, consumirlos y transportarlos. Se elaboró una
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The KOPHIS Project aims to strengthen the context of care and help dependencies in disasters. It elaborates the linking of care infrastructure, involved authorities and organizations as well as civil society networks, and thus raise the resilience of involved actors. Here we provide two information sheets about our research project, and would be happy about
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Radhika Murti – TEDx Radhika asks: How are risks informing your choices — of home or holiday destination? Are you informed about past disasters and their probability in the future? And what are you doing to reduce the risk of natural hazards turning your dream location into a disaster situation in the future? Radhika Murti
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This publication features 50 good practices, tools and initiatives that were supported under the 2015-2016 DIPECHO Action Plan. These contribute to the implementation of the Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Strategy 2014-2024 and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. All initiatives in the publication are associated to one of the following four thematic focus areas: Early Warning
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This report published by the World Bank is a part of the Climate Change and Development Series to showcase economic and scientific research that explores the interactions between climate change, climate policies, and development. The series aims to promote debate and broaden understanding of current and emerging questions about the climate-development nexus through evidence-based analysis. By examining well-being instead of
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The Evaluating Humanitarian Action Guide supports evaluation specialists and non-specialists in every stage of an evaluation, from initial decision to final dissemination. A pilot version of this Guide was first released in June 2013, following a three-year drafting process led by ALNAP, co-authors John Cosgrave and Margie Buchanan-Smith, and supported by an inter-agency advisory group.
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The Road Map to Community Resilience has been developed by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to guide Red Cross / Red Crescent National Society staff and volunteers and their operational partners, who want to help communities become safer and stronger. The Road Map provides step-by-step guidance on how to