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Measuring Resilience Capability of Drought-prone Desert Communities: A Case Study of Tharparkar, Pakistan

07 Jun 2018
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to propose a mathematical index to measure the resilient capability of drought-prone desert communities in Tharparkar, Pakistan. The paper analyses the constructs and definitions of the term resilience, describes...
Research, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Research

How resilient are our communities?

06 Jun 2018
The author discusses a programme launched to enhance  community resilience in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami and  outlines a unique method for measuring resilience capabilities.
Research, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Research

Disaster Risk Management Systems in South Asia: Natural Hazards, Vulnerability, Disaster Risk and Legislative and Institutional Frameworks

06 Jun 2018
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the disaster risk reduction and management systems and its challenges in the countries of South Asia Region. All the member states of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) ...
Research
Case Study

Disaster Early Warning Systems in Nepal: Institutional and Operational Frameworks

06 Jun 2018
Early warning systems (EWS) are recognized in both the Hyogo Framework for Disaster Reduction (2005-2015) and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030) as an important element of disaster risk reduction and hence to the achievement...
Case Study, Early Warning Systems
Research

Measuring disaster-resilient communities: A case study of coastal communities in Indonesia

06 Jun 2018
Vulnerability reduction and resilience building of communities are central concepts in recent policy debates. Although there are fundamental linkages, and complementarities exist between the two concepts, recent policy and programming has focused mor...
Research, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Other type of resource

RFP – Community Impact Study of The Pillowcase Project

05 Jun 2018
The Red Cross Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC) seeks to conduct a community impact study of The Pillowcase Project– a youth preparedness program. The GDPC is interested in examining learning from the informal educational activities ac...
Other type of resource, Youth Disaster Preparedness
Report

NAHRS Summit Meeting Report

25 May 2018
The North American Humanitarian Response Summit (NAHRS) project represents a unique effort to improve the effectiveness of cross-border response to a potential catastrophic disaster in North America. NAHRS is implemented by the American Red Cross in ...
Report
Guidance material

Principles and Rules for Red Cross and Red Crescent Humanitarian Assistance

09 May 2018
These Principles and Rules recognize the importance of strengthening organizational, coordination and delivery capacities of National Societies, to respond to the increasing number and complexity of disasters and the growing number of vulnerable ...
Guidance material
Guidance material

Voice Biometrics & Blockchain: Identity Management in Humanitarian Aid Distribution

23 Apr 2018
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in collaboration with Members of the Global Disaster Preparedness Center, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and Red Cross Climate Center (RCCC) presented the MIT-Human...
Guidance material, Community Engagement and Accountability
Research

Learning from the Ebola Response in cities: Responding in the context of quarantine

12 Mar 2018
As part of ALNAP’s Learning from the Ebola Response in cities, this paper describes approaches toquarantine in urban Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. It focuses in particular on how humanitariansnavigated the context of urban quarantine, what ...
Research, Communicable Disease, Communication As Aid, Urban Resilience

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