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Drought preparedness, impact and response: A case of the Eastern Cape and Free State provinces of South Africa

27 Oct 2013
Drought is a major disaster in South Africa in terms of total economic loss and number of people affected. This study investigated and analysed the preparedness, impact of and response by the farming community to the 2007/2008 drought using the Eas...
Case Study, Drought
Report

La géographie de la pauvreté, des catastrophes et des conditions climatiques extrêmes en 2030

27 Oct 2013
Ce rapport examine la relation entre les catastrophes et la pauvreté. Il conclut qu’en 2030, jusqu’à 325 millions de personnes extrêmement pauvres pourraient vivre dans les 49 pays les plus exposés aux risques de catastrophes naturel...
Report, Climate Change Adaptation, Drought, Flood
Report

La geografía de la pobreza, los desastres y el clima extremo en 2030

27 Oct 2013
La geografía de la pobreza, los desastres y el clima extremo en 2030 examina la relación entre los desastres y la pobreza. Concluye que, para 2030, hasta 325 millones de personas extremadamente pobres habitarán en los 49 países más expuestos...
Report, Climate Change Adaptation, Drought, Flood
Guidance material

Protect Your Property from an Earthquake

27 Oct 2013
Protecting your property from earthquakes can involve a variety of actions, from inspecting and maintaining your building to installing protective devices. The US Federal Emergency Management Agency has put together a variety of short guides to speci...
Guidance material, Earthquake
Guidance material

ShakeOut earthquake drills

27 Oct 2013
The Great ShakeOut is a once a year earthquake drill first held in California in 2008 to raise awareness across all segments of the community. Participation has since spread around the globe and an increasing numebr of communities take part every yea...
Guidance material, Earthquake
Case Study

Risk Management and Sustainability in Educative Sector: Experience of Bogotá, Colombia

27 Oct 2013
Case study reviewing curricula changes and retrofitting programs introdcued in Bogotá, Colombia to promote both safe schools and disaster preparedness education in schools. Online version of case study http://www.preventionweb.net/files/7673_CCocaOD...
Case Study, Earthquake, Public Awareness and Public Education
Guidance material

Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation

27 Oct 2013
The US Federal Emergency Management Agency has put together a set of guides to incremental retrofitting strategies for a wide variety of building types. FEMA, 2003. FEMA overview of earthquake safety at work, Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Off...
Guidance material, Earthquake
Other type of resource

Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP)

27 Oct 2013
Official website of the Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP) in Bangladesh which was established in 1972 and is operated as a joint intiative of the Government of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society. THe CPP has been credited with brin...
Other type of resource, Early Warning Systems, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone
Assessment or evaluation

Lessons Learned From The Preparedness For Cyclone Phailin

27 Oct 2013
Radio interview that was aired on All India Radio about lessons from the preparedness and response to Cyclone Phailin in India. October 2013.
Assessment or evaluation, Early Warning Systems, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone
Game

The Dwelling Near the Ditch Game

25 Oct 2013
The Dwelling Near the Ditch Game aims to support learning and dialogue about the opportunities and trade-offs facing communities which lack waste collection services, and the additional stress that climate change (in the form of more frequent floodin...
Game, Climate Change Adaptation, Community Engagement and Accountability, Urban Resilience

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