Global Disaster Preparedness Center
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Preparedness in cash-transfer programming
13 Apr 2015
The following story was written by Lena Kang, Knowledge Management Intern, GDPC, based on an intervi...
Humanitarian diplomacy in action
04 Mar 2015
The following story was written by Lena Kang, Knowledge Management Intern, GDPC, based from an inter...
Video Story Contest #MyResilienceStory
02 Mar 2015
The Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC) piloted the #MyResilienceStory video contest from Ma...
Gender perspectives in disaster recovery
23 Feb 2015
The following story was written by Lena Kang, Knowledge Management Intern, GDPC, based off an interv...
Kenyans for Kenya (K4K) Initiative
02 Dec 2014
Throughout 2011 a devastating drought developed in Kenya that was described as the worst drought in ...
Vietnam is turning the impossible, into the ordinary
28 Nov 2014
Obstacles in daily life and especially in crises, are shared by all. With its countless mountains an...
The Role of Culture in Risk: When belief systems and interpretations differ
18 Nov 2014
There is no universal understanding of risk. For most people it is perceived through the lens of cul...
Old Ways to Deal with New Problems, in the Solomon Islands
18 Nov 2014
“The water level is rising. The area we used to work, we can’t work any more” – ...
Old Wisdom, Old Respect, Old Vulnerability
18 Nov 2014
Old Wisdom, Old Respect, Old Vulnerability: 2014 is dedicated to the elderly around the world. Octo...