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Azerbaijan: Feeling the pulse of water

09 Feb 2015
This documentary has been produced by IOM Mission in Azerbaijan, with the financial support received from Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), within the “Kahriz Rehabilitation Project”. It features the project implementation p...
Video, Infrastructure and Services, Livelihoods and Food Security, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)
Video

Pakistan: Recovering from the 2010 floods

09 Feb 2015
In 2010, floods devastated Pakistan on massive scale. IOM provided emergency shelter to 2.76 million individuals and life-saving health services to 120,000 individuals. In addition, IOM completed over 9,000 one room shelters and reached 7 million ind...
Video, Flood, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Video

UNICEF: Disaster preparedness in the Philippines

09 Feb 2015
This video looks at UNICEF-supported initiatives and investments in education and risk reduction programs in the disaster-prone region of Albay Province, Philippines. These programs target school-aged children with the hopes of building resilience...
Video, Public Awareness and Public Education, Youth Disaster Preparedness
Report

On the Front Line of Climate Change and Displacement: Learning From and With Pacific Island Countries

09 Feb 2015
The Pacific Island countries are internationally regarded as a barometer for the early impacts of climate change. Their geophysical characteristics, demographic patterns and location in the Pacific Ocean make them particularly vulnerable to the effec...
Report, Infrastructure and Services, Livelihoods and Food Security
Guidance material

IFRC Community Early Warning Systems (CEWS) Training Toolkit – Field Guide

09 Feb 2015
The Training Toolkit for Community Early Warning Systems is an operational manual that aims to strengthen early warning systems in a developing country context. It accompanies and should put into practice the guiding strategic principles found in the...
Guidance material, Early Warning Systems
Report

Disaster Risk Reduction: A Front Line Defense against Climate Change and Displacement

09 Feb 2015
“Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is a vital defense against climate change and displacement, particularly in the current context of increasing numbers of disaster-affected persons. In the last two decades, for example, an estimated 200 million pe...
Report, Post-Disaster Recovery, Risk Assessment
Guidance material

IASC Operational Guidelines and Manual on Human Rights and Natural Disasters

09 Feb 2015
In order to provide guidance on how to protect the rights of individuals affected by natural disasters, in June 2006, the UN Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) adopted Operational Guidelines on Human Rights and Natural Disasters. These guidelines...
Guidance material, Livelihoods and Food Security, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
Guidance material

Friendly Neighborhoods: National Societies Guide

06 Feb 2015
“Friendly Neighborhoods” is a methodological approach that seeks to achieve a greater number of more secure environments where creativity, solidarity and dialogue between people who live in the neighborhood are promoted, acknowledging that th...
Guidance material
Guidance material

Guidebook on Creating Resilience Networks: American Red Cross

06 Feb 2015
The Community Resilience Strategy (CRS) is designed to guide American Red Cross domestic staff in engaging their communities to work collaboratively to enhance community resilience and preparedness. The development of the strategy began with an in-d...
Guidance material, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Guidance material, Report

Violence Against Women and Girls Resource Guide: Disaster Risk Management Brief

05 Feb 2015
Abstract: Violence against women and girls (VAWG) has negative impacts on physical and mental health. Health care settings provide a unique opportunity to identify VAWG survivors, provide critical support services, and prevent future harm. Ample stud...
Guidance material, Report, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Women and Gender in Disaster Management

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