04 Nov 2014
In Bangladesh, histories of oral traditions have laid the foundation for community training in emergency response. A strong colloquial culture in folklore and story telling makes a compelling case why community training is practical and effective...
Tags: Case Study, Women and Gender in Disaster Management
16 May 2014
Since the inception of the 9 minimum characteristics of a disaster resilient community in Nepal, there have been many questions by Government, implementing agencies, researchers, and community members on how to operationalise these characteristics. T...
Tags: Guidance material
17 Jun 2015
The Meteorological Office in Bangladesh has developed an innovative Information Board to share up-to-date weather information in towns and villages in Bangladesh. The Information Board is a great combination of static and dynamic approaches to sharin...
Tags: Awareness material, Communication As Aid, Early Warning Systems