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Cost-benefit Analysis of Climate-resilient Housing in Central Vietnam

31 Mar 2016
This study applied a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to quantify the economic benefits of long-term, safety-related measures put in place for storm-resilient housing in Vietnam. The results of the CBA show that the possible returns on investment would be...
Research, Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Awareness material

Eco-system Based Disaster Risk Reduction in Japan: a Handbook for Practitioners

31 Mar 2016
This handbook introduces some approaches to disaster risk management based on a symbiotic relationship between nature and humanity, and compiles basic information on practical matters for reference. It highlights some of the benefits and advantages o...
Awareness material, Urban Resilience
Case Study

Putting Power into Resilience: Case Studies from around the World

31 Mar 2016
This report presents nine case studies that illustrate the principles of Christian Aid’s Resilience Framework, and put the risks and opportunities it addresses into context. The first three case studies demonstrate the principles of the Resilience ...
Case Study, Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Guidance material

Guiding Principles for City Climate Action Planning

31 Mar 2016
The Guiding Principles for City Climate Action Planning reviews typical steps in the city-level climate action planning process in light of a proposed set of globally applicable principles. These principles, shown below, developed through a robust an...
Guidance material, Climate Change Adaptation, Urban Resilience
Research

Environmental Migration in Morocco: Stocktaking, Challenges and Opportunities

24 Mar 2016
Environmental and climatic factors not only account for migration to Morocco from sub-Saharan Africa, but also for movements out of and within the country, especially to the major coastal cities. With the severe impacts of climate change expected to ...
Research, Climate Change Adaptation
Guidance material

Inclusive Framework and Toolkit for Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction in Myanmar

24 Mar 2016
This resource aims to provide relevant and practical guidance to DRR practitioners (policy and program colleagues), on how to ensure inclusion – particularly of vulnerable groups – in Community-Based DRR (CBDRR) initiatives in Myanmar. It...
Guidance material, Risk Assessment
Research

Mapping Disaster Risk Reduction (MapDRR)

24 Mar 2016
Significant number of disaster risk reduction projects is implemented around the world. Each of these projects can provide guidelines for future projects and can be adopted by other communities if their information is properly shared. These projects ...
Research, Mapping and Geospatial Data, Urban Resilience
Research

Resilience Analysis in Sudan 2009

24 Mar 2016
This household resilience analysis examines differences in resilience capacity and resilience structure between female- and male-headed households, and between regions. This analysis aims at providing programming and policy guidance to policy makers,...
Research, Livelihoods and Food Security, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), Women and Gender in Disaster Management
Other type of resource

GDPC – Year in Review 2015

23 Mar 2016
At the local level, the GDPC draws on the global reach of the Red Cross and Red Crescent to mobilize communities and explore creative solutions for longstanding and new problems through research and innovative programming that can be easily customize...
Other type of resource
Guidance material

Guidelines for Integrating Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Action

22 Mar 2016
The Guidelines for Integrating Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Interventions in Humanitarian Action Guidelines have been revised from the 2005 version by an inter-agency Task Team led by UNICEF and UNFPA, and endorsed by the IASC in 2015. The purpo...
Guidance material, Women and Gender in Disaster Management

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