How resilient are our communities?

The urban poor from several cities, including Mexico City, Jakarta and Sao Paolo, face challenges due to the impacts of climate change and natural disasters. – World Bank, 2011

This baseline study for new project by Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) and Swiss Red Cross (SRC) in four districts of Bangladesh’s Jamuna basin illustrates extreme levels of vulnerability and sensitivity to climate stressors. Using the ...

In Nepal, the implementation of the HOPE program has been pivotal in the development of emergency planning in hospitals. According to Dr. Pradeep, before HOPE implementation in 2004, only two hospitals − including Tribhuvan Teaching Hospital ...