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The Flood Early Warning Early Action System (FEWEAS)

14 Aug 2018
Half of Indonesia’s population of approximately 141 million people lives on the island of Java, home to several river systems as the Citarum river and the Bengawan Solo. Due to changing climate and environmental conditions, these river systems are ...
Case Study, Early Warning Systems, Flood
Case Study

Plecostumus: alternative family income and livelihood – Flood Resilience

14 Aug 2018
The communities in the municipality of Jonuta (Tabasco, Mexico), have been coached in how to use the Plecostomus as a food source. The money generated in wages and from sales of Plecostomus have increased family incomes and improved local subsistence...
Case Study, Business Preparedness, Flood, Livelihoods and Food Security
Case Study

Infiltration wells for flood mitigation in Sewu Village – Flood Resilience

14 Aug 2018
Sewu is among the most flood -prone villages in the Surakarta District, Indonesia. Hundreds of houses are located close to the riverbank; many are unauthorized settlements that have substandard facilities and infrastructure. The residents of Sewu Vil...
Case Study, Flood
Case Study

Waste management in Tugu Utara – Flood Resilience

14 Aug 2018
The Flood Resilience Programme (FRP) has applied a ‘one river – one management’ approach in Indonesia. It addressed impacts in the downstream community of Ciliwung (Jakarta) and also their causes further upstream in Bogor. One of the main issue...
Case Study, Flood
Guidance material

Urban Resilience for Red Cross Red Crescent

31 Jul 2018
You can find more detailed information about the Red Cross Red Crescent Urban Collaboration Platform here: The Red Cross Red Crescent Movement is at the forefront of assisting communities facing the growing risk of disasters, protracted crises ...
Guidance material, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Urban Resilience
Report

The Flood Resilience Alliance (2013-2017)

27 Jul 2018
Floods affect more people globally than any other type of natural hazard and they cause some of the largest economic, social and humanitarian losses. In 2013, Zurich Insurance, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFR...
Report, Climate Change Adaptation, Community Engagement and Accountability, Early Warning Systems, Flood, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Guidance material

Comprehensive School Safety

26 Jul 2018
The Comprehensive School Safety Framework (CSSF) provides a comprehensive approach to reducing risks from all hazards to the education sector by addressing three pillars of school safety: Safe Learning Facilities School Disaster Management Risk Reduc...
Guidance material, Immersive Technologies & Digital Games, Public Awareness and Public Education
Report

RCRC Urban Collaboration Workshop Nairobi 4-6 June 2018

25 Jul 2018
The overall purpose of the Nairobi workshop was to increase the familiarity and knowledge of the RCRC family in building resilience in informal settlement areas in high-risk urban settings. The workshop was designed to be interactive and highly parti...
Report, Urban Resilience
Report

The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security 2017

12 Jul 2018
In 2015 FAO issued its first report on The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security, exploring the negative effects of naturally-induced and climate-related disasters ona agriculture. Against the backdrop of increasingly pressing challeng...
Report, Business Preparedness
Case Study

Preparing and reducing risks of disasters to displaced communities

03 Jul 2018
The widespread violence during August 2017 in Rakhine state (Myanmar) led to a massive influx of people from Myanmar into Cox’s Bazar. As of March 2018, approximately one million people from Myanmar are estimated to be living in Bangladesh. The...
Case Study

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