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UNHCR, Global Trends, Forced Displacement in 2014

29 Jul 2015
The year 2014 has seen continuing dramatic growth in mass displacement from wars and conflict, once again reaching levels unprecedented in recent history. One year ago, UNHCR announced that worldwide forced displacement numbers had reached 51.2 milli...
Report, Migration, Women and Gender in Disaster Management
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Global Estimates 2015 People displaced by disasters

29 Jul 2015
Since 2008, an average of 26.4 million people have been displaced from their homes each year by disasters brought on by natural hazards- equivalent to one person displaced every second. The time is opportune to ensure the causes and consequences of t...
Report
Guidance material

Heatwaves and Health: Guidance on Warning-System Development

29 Jul 2015
Heatwaves are among the most dangerous of natural hazards, but rarely receive adequate attention. They often lack the spectacular and sudden violence of other hazards, such as tropical cyclones or flash floods. Even the related death tolls are not al...
Guidance material, Early Warning Systems, Heat Wave
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Natural Disasters Displace One Person A Second

28 Jul 2015
ONE PERSON EVERY SECOND: According to a new study, natural disasters displace one person a second. Take a look into the growing trend displacing millions of people. Watch the short video by following the link below. Video Link Natural Disasters Di...
Video, Climate Change Adaptation
Guidance material

Mobile Application Marketing Toolkit: Best Practices & Guidelines

28 Jul 2015
This purpose of this marketing guide is to help you to promote the app in your country in order to spread the word about its availability and to encourage users to install it in order to empower millions to save lives with preparedness for first a...
Guidance material, Mobile Technology
Report

The Role of Social Capital in Strengthening Disaster Resilience in Thailand

24 Jul 2015
This study aims contribute the existing evidence base on how Social Capital can be harnessed to strengthen DRR in Thailand. While, social capital is generally recognized as an important means to building community resilience, there is still little kn...
Report, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Report

Of norms, Networks, and Trust. The Role of Social Capital in Reinforcing Community Resilience

24 Jul 2015
The discussion of the elements of community resilience – the question as to what characteristics a community needs to a have – is almost as old as the concept of community resilience itself. This study aims to contribute to this discussio...
Report, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Guidance material

Social Capital Infographics

23 Jul 2015
While there is an abundance of definitions of social capital, most of them share a focus on social relations that have productive benefits. Robert Putnam, who is one of the key authors associated with promoting the concept of social capital, defines ...
Guidance material, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Guidance material

Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and other Special Needs

22 Jul 2015
For the millions of Americans who have physical, medical, sensory or cognitive disabilities, emergencies such as fires, floods and acts of terrorism present a real challenge. The same challenge also applies to the elderly and other special needs popu...
Guidance material
Video

Introduction to the RITA baseline – theoretical foundation

21 Jul 2015
This video explains what we understand by “resilience” in the Resilience In The Americas (RITA)program, as the basis for the development of the baseline.
Video, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management

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