08 Sep 2014
Contrary to perceptions that southern Africa has a homogeneous and ‘low-risk’ profile, research results indicate a region exposed to a range of environmental and social pressures. Excluding the protracted humanitarian situations in Angola and Zim...
Tags: Report, Urban Risk Reduction
14 Aug 2013
A handbook to assist policy makers and project managers engaged in large-scale post-disaster reconstruction programs make decisions about how to reconstruct housing and communities after natural disasters. Safer Homes, Stronger Communities: A Handboo...
Tags: Report, Community Risk Assessment, Infrastructure and Services, Livelihoods and Food Security, Post-Disaster Recovery, Urban Planning
02 Jan 2019
Led by the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society and supported by the German Red Cross, the Bangladesh FbF project is at the forefront of experience with FbF activation and funding delivery in the Asia-Pacific region. This case study examines the effecti...
Tags: Case Study, Early Warning Systems, Flood, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management