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Case Study: Striking Gender Balance to Build A Flood-Resilient Community

04 Nov 2014
Published June 2013 An estimated US$ 45.7 billion loss caused by the 2011 flooding crisis in Thailand well reflected Mrs. Mayuree’s view towards less-prioritized issue of flooding resilience and preparedness among local communities. T...
Case Study, Early Warning Systems, Flood, Women and Gender in Disaster Management
Report

IPCC fifth assessment report: climate change 2014 – Synthesis report

04 Nov 2014
The synthesis report distils and integrates the findings of the three working group contributions to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) – the most comprehensive assessment of climate change yet undertaken, produced by hundreds of scientists...
Report, Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Risk Assessment
Guidance material

Handbook for Post-Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction Planning in Lao PDR

04 Nov 2014
Published on: 1/1/2012 Language: English Author(s): Ministry of Planning Investment, supported by Asian Disaster Preparedness Center and World Bank, financial assistance from Globa Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery Department: Disaster...
Guidance material, Post-Disaster Recovery, Risk Assessment
Research

Disaster Resilience Capacities

28 Oct 2014
A paper presented to the Australia and New Zealand Disaster Management Conference in May 2014 on the development of four disaster resilience capacities: wellbeing, knowledge, security and connection. Aim of the paper: This paper suggests a number of...
Research, Public Awareness and Public Education, Risk Assessment
Case Study

New Zealand: Country Case Study Report

27 Oct 2014
How Law and Regulation Support Disaster Risk Reduction from IFRC-UNDP Series on Legal Frameworks to support Disaster Risk Reduction Located in the south-western Pacific Ocean, New Zealand sits on two tectonic plates within the Pacific ring of fir...
Case Study, Disaster Law
Case Study

Nicaragua: Estudio de Caso: Cómo la Ley y la Normativa Apoyan la Reducción de Riesgo de Desastre

27 Oct 2014
Serie IFRC-PNUD sobre Marcos Legales para apoyar la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres Nicaragua cuenta con un buen marco normativo e institucional para la RRD, que integra armónicamente todos sus niveles con el sector gubernamental. Una de la...
Case Study, Disaster Law
Case Study

Analysis of legislation related to disaster risk reduction in South Africa

27 Oct 2014
While South Africa is subject to a wide variety of natural and human-induced hazards, the three that occur most frequently – floods, droughts and fires – are all associated with water, its excess or its lack. South Africa is a water-stressed co...
Case Study, Disaster Law
Case Study

Viet Nam: Country Case Study Report: How Law and Regulation Support Disaster Risk Reduction

27 Oct 2014
Viet Nam: Country Case Study Report How Law and Regulation Support Disaster Risk Reduction International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies May 2014 Viet Nam is prone to many different types of natural hazards. They are mainly hy...
Case Study, Disaster Law
Report, Research

Valuing what works – Success Factors in Disaster Preparedness

27 Oct 2014
This report summarizes an 18-month, evidence-based study that sought to understand practitioner information needs by asking the question: What are successful Red Cross/Red Crescent (RCRC) preparedness practitioners already doing that works, and how c...
Report, Research, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Guidance material

Community Assessment and Engagement Tool

27 Oct 2014
A basic tool designed for volunteers to determie where they will target their community preparedness activities
Guidance material, Public Awareness and Public Education, Risk Assessment

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