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Humanitarian Broadcasting in Emergencies: A Synthesis of Evaluation Findings

05 Nov 2015
In recent years, the humanitarian community has increasingly recognised the importance of getting critical information to and from people affected by disasters. The systems, learning and coordination around such communication support have improved si...
Report, Communication As Aid
Research

Developing strategies to strengthen the resilience of hotels to disasters

31 Oct 2015
This scoping study analyzes the business context and needs for specific disaster risk management standards for small- and medium-sized hotels. as part of the the Hotel Resilient Initiative. The study is based on17 semi-structured interviews with ...
Research, Business Preparedness
Guidance material

Parliamentarians Fact Sheet

31 Oct 2015
A fact sheet providing a short overview of parliamentarians’ key role in contributing to and guiding the accountability of each national government to prevent and reduce disaster risk. In addition, the fact sheet provides information about how ...
Guidance material, Disaster Law
Report

CAP Implementations Status Report

28 Oct 2015
An unofficial report, based on reports to and personal knowledge of the author (Eliot Christian), is at https://cap-uptake.s3.amazonaws.com/status.pdf
Report, Early Warning Systems
Video

Shelter: Nepal communities learn earth-quake resistant building

26 Oct 2015
Nepal farmer Les Bahadur Raut built his two-storey stone house in Dolakha district himself in the 1970s. It was damaged in the 25 April 2015 earthquake and collapsed in the 12 May earthquake, killing his elderly mother. He has signed up for training ...
Video, Earthquake
Report

Empowering Communities & Strengthening Resilience – Partnerships for Disaster Resilience for Thailand

22 Oct 2015
This publication serves to document the lessons learned by Asian Disaster Preparedness Center ADPC and its development partners during their work in Thailand, with a focus on the implementation experience of projects following the ‘Great Floods...
Report, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Urban Resilience
Report

Key Considerations in Post-Disaster Reconstruction Lessons from Aceh

20 Oct 2015
In October 2007, almost three years after the tsunami, the DEC commissioned experts from Arup to carry out a short mission to Aceh to review the post-tsunami reconstruction programme undertaken by DEC Member Agencies. The aim of the mission was to pr...
Report, Post-Disaster Recovery, Urban Resilience
Awareness material, Case Study, Guidance material, Report

Good Practice Review: Disaster Risk Reduction

20 Oct 2015
This Good Practice Review identifies and discusses the principles and practice of disaster risk reduction (DRR), drawing on experiences from around the world. It gives guidance on the main issues that should be taken into consideration when carrying ...
Awareness material, Case Study, Guidance material, Report
Guidance material

Climate and Disaster Resilience: The Role of Community Driven Development

20 Oct 2015
Community-driven development is an approach “… that gives control over planning decisions and investment resources to community groups and local governments.” Historically, programs using a CDD approach grew out of situations of crisis (financi...
Guidance material, Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Women and Gender in Disaster Management
Assessment or evaluation

Lessons Learned: Social Media Monitoring in Nepal

16 Oct 2015
This document summarises the experiences of the pilot social media monitoring project set up to following the 25 April earthquake in Nepal, and draws out key lessons learned and recommendations. It was informed by a lessons learned workshop in Nepal ...
Assessment or evaluation

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