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Case Study: Mainstreaming put to the test – one official’s experience in Bhutan

04 Nov 2014
Bhutan is known as the ‘Land of the Thunder Dragon ‘for the violent storms that blow in from the Himalayas. Here, climate change and weather hazards have always been point of vulnerability. Besides Himalayan storms, glacial melting can also ca...
Case Study, Livelihoods and Food Security
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Interest Story: Community first responders saving lives in the Philippines

04 Nov 2014
Interest Story on Community first responders saving lives in the Philippines. Asian Disaster Preparedness Center – Website: http://www.adpc.net
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Case study: Coordination improved response time and increased concentration during emergency, volunteers report

04 Nov 2014
As this case illustrates, community-led teams can take a lead in response efforts for disasters of international significance, as well as smaller and more local incidents. The Savar incident is such a case: beginning as a local incident, it ha...
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Case Study

Case Study: Getting the word out: Women emergency responders in Bangladesh pass message on, train others

04 Nov 2014
In Bangladesh, histories of oral traditions have laid the foundation for community training in emergency response. A strong colloquial culture in folklore and story telling makes a compelling case why community training is practical and effective...
Case Study, Women and Gender in Disaster Management
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Case study: HOPE, a pivotal program to Nepal’s future in emergency medicine

04 Nov 2014
In Nepal, the implementation of the HOPE program has been pivotal in the development of emergency planning in hospitals. According to Dr. Pradeep, before HOPE implementation in 2004, only two hospitals − including Tribhuvan Teaching Hospital ...
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Case Study

How 2 empty buckets can save a life: Bangladesh emergency response course goes local

04 Nov 2014
Within the first 24 to 72 hours after a disaster, local communities are on the front-line of emergency response. Depending on location and scale of emergency, response time may vary. As this Case Study explores, communities’ confidence to re...
Case Study
Case Study

Case Study: Strengthening Capacities for Sub-National Post- Disaster Needs Assessment and Reconstruction

04 Nov 2014
Post-disaster recovery is about getting people’s everyday life back to normal after a disaster and making sure money is invested appropriately for long-term reconstruction. To make sure the recovery and reconstruction plan is responsive to the...
Case Study, Post-Disaster Recovery, Risk Assessment
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Case study: Living on the river bank

04 Nov 2014
Climate change has made it increasingly difficult to predict when the river will overflow and force the families in the neighborhood to leave their homes. While in the past, floods used to strictly obey the circulation of the two seasons − rain...
Case Study, Climate Change Adaptation, Flood
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Living with a river that rises; Coastal communities in Da Nang are taking measures to respond to flash flooding, but is it enough?

04 Nov 2014
Interest story about “Living with a river that rises; Coastal communities in Da Nang are taking measures to respond to flash flooding, but is it enough?” Asian Disaster Preparedness Center – Website: http://www.adpc.net
Other type of resource, Early Warning Systems, Flood
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Map to help community prepare for flooding in Ayutthaya

04 Nov 2014
Interest story about “Map to help community prepare for flooding in Ayutthaya” Excerpt: ADPC, with support from USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA), initiated the Program for Reduction of Vulnerabi...
Other type of resource, Flood

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