08 Mar 2016
This study looks at how people and organizations – in the midst of post-disaster devastation and loss – are able to see and seize opportunities for change towards sustainability. The post-disaster recovery process from the 2004 Indian Oce...
Tags: Case Study, Post-Disaster Recovery, Risk Assessment
05 Dec 2024
From Informality to Impact – The Untapped Potential of Scaling Urban Resilience Innovation in Informality Policy and Investment Briefing Note 9 November 2024 Currently only 1.2% of urban climate investments flow to climate change adaptation a...
Tags: Assessment or evaluation, Guidance material, Policy and Strategy, Report, Research, Anticipatory action, Business Preparedness, Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management, Cash, Climate Change Adaptation, Fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV), Hazard, Urban Preparedness
07 May 2014
Viet Nam has always suffered from extreme weather events. Because of climate change, it is likely that droughts will occur more often, and that tropical cyclones will also become more intense. In 2003, the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VNRCS) became o...
Tags: Case Study, Climate Change Adaptation, Drought, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone