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كن مستعدا ÙˆÙقا للصليب الأحمر

25 Sep 2013
والطريقة المثلى لضمان سلامة عائلتك تتمثل ÙÙŠ الاستعداد عن طريق وضع خطة كوارث. Set of fact sheets and preparedness checklists developed by the American Red Cross. Online version of fact s...
Guidance material, Cold wave / dzud, Earthquake, Flood, Heat Wave, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone, Landslide, Thunderstorm, Tornado
Assessment or evaluation

Surviving Alone: Improving Assistance to Colombia’s Flood Victims

24 Sep 2013
This Refugees International report highlits shortcomings in the Colombian governtment’s and international agencies’ reponse to the 2010-2011 floods in order to ensure Colombia is better prepared for future flood events. While Colombia has committ...
Assessment or evaluation, Flood
Report

Analysis of Disaster Risk Management in Colombia: A Contribution to the Creation of Public Policies

24 Sep 2013
This World Bank report offers not only a summary of the disaster risks in Colombia but also the opportunities to articulate disaster risk management in current planning, investment and monitoring and control instruments. It makes the case for definin...
Report, Disaster Risk Financing

Latin America Risk Reduction Activity

24 Sep 2013
The Colombian Red Cross, in partnership with the American Red Cross and United States Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) is implementing a two-year disaster risk reduction program known as “LARRAâ€...
Risk Assessment, Youth Disaster Preparedness
Report

Disasters in the Americas: The case for legal preparedness

24 Sep 2013
A set of case studies that highlight the importance of adequately facilitating and regulating outside international humanitarian assistance in the event of natural disasters. Case studies include the following examples: Dominican Republic law encoura...
Report, Disaster Law
Case Study

Volcanic Hazard Maps Improve Disaster Preparedness in Colombia

24 Sep 2013
A case study on the importance of effective visualization tools in disaster preparedness, such as volcanic hazard maps, which help public officials and citizens prepare for volcanic emergencies. Volcanic Hazard Maps Improve Disaster Preparedness in C...
Case Study, Volcano
Report

Cómo desarrollar ciudades más resilientes: Un Manual para líderes de los gobiernos locales

23 Sep 2013
Este Manual para líderes de los gobiernos locales proporciona a los alcaldes, gobernadores, concejales y otros, un marco genérico para la reducción de riesgos e identifica buenas prácticas y herramientas que ya están siendo utilizadas en varias ...
Report, Urban Resilience
Report

Austria and Switzerland: Temporary flood barriers

15 Sep 2013
Significant floods in Europe in 2013 have tested the learning from earlier floods, some as recent as 2002. One of the “new†learnings has been the utility of temporary structures which can be installed when floods are imminent and removed once ï¬...
Report
Report

A Feasibility Study on Integrated Community Based Flood Disaster Management of Banke District, Nepal

15 Sep 2013
This feasibility study presents a comprehensive approach to flood disaster management in Nepal’s West Rapti River Basin, combining scientific analysis with community-based practices. Conducted by ICHARM/PWRI and the Nepal Development Research Insti...
Report, Flood, Risk Assessment
Case Study

Community-Based Urban Flood and Erosion Management in Can Tho, Vietnam: Co-Management Approaches for Climate Resilience

12 Sep 2013
This climate resilience case study, produced by the Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET), documents a community-based urban flood and erosion management project implemented in An Binh ward, Ninh Kieu district, Can Tho City, Vietna...
Case Study, Climate Change Adaptation, Urban Resilience

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