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Resilient: Zero carbon, risk-informed, sustainable

17 Jan 2018
UNDP’s work in climate change, disaster risk reduction and energy (2015-2017) This report is comprised of 15 country case studies providing examples of climate action, disaster risk reduction and recovery, and sustainable energy. Each case emph...
Case Study, Report, Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Risk Assessment, Urban Resilience
Research

Resilience Scan July – September 2017

15 Jan 2018
Resilience: rising to the challenge in coastal regions Coastal areas offer unique opportunities and challenges. The dynamics of the physical processes (from the daily tides to the ever-changing morphology) form the backdrop to some of the world’s m...
Research, Business Preparedness, Climate Change Adaptation, Early Warning Systems, Earthquake, Flood, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Tsunami
Report

Lessons from inclusive community-based DRR in earthquake-affected areas of Nepal

04 Jan 2018
This summary report highlights lessons learned and recommendations for others implementing DRR and resilience programmes in Nepal, drawn from an inclusive community-based disaster risk management (CBDRM) project in four earthquake-affected districts....
Report, Earthquake
Other type of resource

RCRC Urban Newsfeed Compilation

13 Dec 2017
This is a compilation of the newsfeeds that was shared with the Red Cross/Red Crescent (RCRC) Urban Collaboration Platform (UCP) members since 17 June 2017. You can find brief information about the UCP here. You can also check out the resports of the...
Other type of resource, Urban Resilience
Guidance material

RCRC Urban Collaboration Platform

13 Dec 2017
Background: Increasing numbers of the globe’s poor and vulnerable peoples are to be found in urban environments facing a complex web of risk and vulnerabilities. Along with the government, international development and humanitarian agencies and civ...
Guidance material, Urban Resilience
Case Study

Settlement Approaches in Urban Areas

07 Dec 2017
This Compendium of case studies published by the Global Shelter Cluster aims to contribute to building a body of knowledge to promote and improve the application of settlement based approaches in humanitarian response. This initial collection of case...
Case Study, Urban Resilience
Research

Blockchain and Economic Development: Hype vs. Reality

29 Nov 2017
Increasing attention is being paid to the potential of blockchain technology to address long-standing challenges related to economic development. Blockchain proponents argue that it will expand opportunities for exchange and collaboration by reducing...
Research, Disaster Risk Financing, Mobile Technology
Report

CAP Workshop 2018

26 Nov 2017
The 2018 Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) Implementation Workshop was held 31 October – 1 November, in Hong Kong, China. The host of this Workshop was Hong Kong Observatory (HKO). CAP Implementation Workshops focus on emergency alerting as enabled by...
Report, Early Warning Systems
Report

CAP Workshop 2018 Call Participation

26 Nov 2017
CAP Implementation Workshops provide a forum for implementors of CAP and associated organizations to discuss how best to expand adoption of the CAP standard and to share practices among users of the standard. There is no charge to participate and any...
Report, Early Warning Systems
Report

CAP Workshop 2018 Flyer

26 Nov 2017
The host of the 2018 Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) Implementation Workshop is Hong Kong Observatory (HKO). The Workshop will be in a facility near the HKO Headquarters. The Workshop will be 31 October and 1 November. It will be preceded by a CAP Tra...
Report, Early Warning Systems
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