IFRC Partnership on Urban Disaster Risk Reduction

The IFRC and Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran have initiated a Partnership on Urban Disaster Risk Reduction. Initial activies under the partnership include pilot studies in five cities: Nairobi, Kenya; Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Jakarta, Indonesia; Yerevan, Armenia; and Tehran, Iran. 

As one of the outcomes of this partnership a guide to urban resilience that explains the root causes of urban risks and their humanitarian consequences are developed.

 

IFRC Partnership for Urban Disaster Risk Reduction
https://www.ifrc.org/en/what-we-do/disaster-management/preparing-for-disaster/risk-reduction/urban-disaster-risk-reduction/

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