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Community puppet theatre – Flood Resilience

14 Aug 2018
The community puppet theatre was used as a participatory alternative method to strengthen flood resilience in Tabasco, Mexico. This creative approach allowed to communicate disaster risk reduction information in a humorous and different way, which ch...
Case Study, Flood, Public Awareness and Public Education, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Case Study

Farm animal protection – Flood Resilience

14 Aug 2018
The population of the municipality of Jonuta (Tabasco, Mexico), which depends heavily on farming for its subsistence, loses many farm animals during floods. To protect their livelihoods, the people have re-adopted and improved the local practice of b...
Case Study, Flood
Case Study

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

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