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Innovative Approaches to Engaging Communities in Participatory Dialogues that Enhance Community Disaster Preparedness

21 Oct 2013
In pursuit of more efficient ways to engage communities along the Zambezi River in Namibia in a focused dialogue that leads to action on disaster preparedness and risk reduction, the American Red Cross (ARC) began collaborating with the Prototyping, ...
Case Study, Disaster Preparedness Games
Guidance material

Dzud Disaster Financing and Response in Mongolia

20 Oct 2013
The paper focuses on financing and institutional arrangements for dzud. It seeks to encourage a more coordinated, predictable, timely and targeted approach to dzud on the part of both the Government of Mongolia (GoM) and its development partners, bas...
Guidance material, Cold wave / dzud, Disaster Risk Financing, Livelihoods and Food Security
Report

Lessons from the dzud : Adaptation and Resilience in Mongolian Pastoral Social-ecological Systems

20 Oct 2013
In the winter of 2009‐2010 Mongolia experienced the most severe dzud since the consecutive dzud winters of 1999‐2002. The 1999‐2002 dzud was an important catalyst for a number of donor‐led efforts to improve pasture and livestock management a...
Report, Cold wave / dzud, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Game

The Gender and Climate Game

20 Oct 2013
A participatory activity to support experiential learning and dialogue on the differential vulnerability of women and men facing climate variability and change. Players first take on the role of subsistence farmers facing changing risks — then ...
Game, Climate Change Adaptation, Community Engagement and Accountability, Disaster Preparedness Games, Women and Gender in Disaster Management
Case Study

Legal Preparedness for Responding to Disasters and Communicable Disease Emergencies: Viet Nam

20 Oct 2013
This report is the result of legal research taken within the framework of the Project on Legal Preparedness for Responding to Disasters and Communicable Disease Emergencies in Viet Nam. The Project was managed by the International Federation of Red...
Case Study, Communicable Disease, Disaster Law
Guidance material

Hýớng dẫn chế ðộ khai báo, thông tin, báo cáo bệnh truyền nhiễm

20 Oct 2013
(Regulations on notification and reporting of communicable diseases), 2010 Onlinve version of regulations http://www.ifrc.org/docs/idrl/951VI.pdf
Guidance material, Communicable Disease, Disaster Law
Case Study

Legal Preparedness for Responding to Disasters and Communicable Disease Emergencies: Cambodia

20 Oct 2013
This legal research study was conducted in Cambodia between June 2008 and April 2009 to: Identify gaps and areas of good practice in addressing legal issues and implementing the key regional and international instruments relevant to disaster and comm...
Case Study, Communicable Disease, Disaster Law
Case Study

Legal preparedness for responding to disasters and communicable disease emergencies: Laos

20 Oct 2013
This legal research study was conducted in Lao PDR between March and August 2009 to: Identify gaps and areas of good practice in addressing legal issues and implementing the key regional and international instruments relevant to disaster and communic...
Case Study, Communicable Disease, Disaster Law
Guidance material

Communicable diseases following natural disasters: Risk assessment and priority interventions

20 Oct 2013
The Communicable Diseases Working Group on Emergencies (CD-WGE) at WHO/HQ has developed this document to describe the communicable disease risks in populations affected by natural disasters. It is hoped that this document, by detailing the priority m...
Guidance material, Communicable Disease, Risk Assessment
Training material

Behaviour change communication (BCC) for community-based volunteers: Trainer’s manual

20 Oct 2013
Behaviour change communication (BCC) can be a very effective way to combat public health problems by encouraging health behaviour changes. The information in this manual is intended to help prepare you to facilitate the BCC learning sessions so as to...
Training material, Community Engagement and Accountability

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