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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
A joint research study by ICHARM/PWRI and NDRI, Nepal aimed at investigating the root causes of flood disasters in West Rapti river basin in Nepal and devising strategy to manage flood with community-based approach by targeting improvement in the res...
Report, Flood, Livelihoods and Food Security, Risk Assessment

Can Tho, Vietnam: “Co-management†of natural resources by the public and state

12 Sep 2013
An innovative program in Vietnam is exploring the potential of co-management and is seeking to demonstrate that “natural resources can be effectively managed by the public and the state collectively under conditions in which access and benefits sha...

Aceh, Indonesia: Community Outreach Program

11 Sep 2013
Approximately one year after the 2004 tsunami decimated Aceh province in Indonesia, it was decided that more needed to be done when it comes to communicating with those that were falling through the gaps. Thus, the Community Outreach Program (COP) wa...
Communication As Aid

Haiti: Earthquake 2010

11 Sep 2013
Beneficiary communication was one of the most important tools directly after the earthquake that shook Haiti at a magnitude of 7.0 Mw on 12 January 2010. It allowed vulnerable communities to receive information that they needed most, as quickly and a...
Communication As Aid
Report

Sending a Message of Accountability: SMS Helps Improve Services after Pakistan Floods

11 Sep 2013
This case study illustrates how Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO), a Pakistani NGO, worked alongside the Popular Engagement Policy Lab (PEPL) and Raabta Consultants to implement a Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) using FrontlineSM...
Report, Communication As Aid
Report

Beneficiary Communication and Accountability: A responsibility, not a choice

11 Sep 2013
The combination of rapid urbanization and population growth, alongside the proliferation of short message service (SMS) and internet based technology, making it possible for communities to publicize how they are being affected by our actions have cha...
Report, Communication As Aid
Assessment or evaluation

Beneficiary Communications Evaluation: Haiti Earthquake Operation 2011

11 Sep 2013
Providing evidence of the impact of beneficiary communications is incredibly difficult. Reports focus on the information disseminated and numbers of people reached but what are people doing with the information is often the missing link. This evaluat...
Assessment or evaluation, Communication As Aid
Guidance material

Briefing note: What is beneficiary communication?

11 Sep 2013
Short guide on beneficiary communication, developed by the IFRC. Briefing note: What is beneficiary communication? http://www.ifrc.org/Global/Publications/communications/302600-briefing-note.pdf
Guidance material, Communication As Aid

Seismic wallpaper

07 Sep 2013
Report from Bayer MaterialScience, on an economical and effective earthquake protection measure they have developed in the form of a glass fiber fabric combined with a special adhesive which increases the stability of masonry and therefore reduces th...

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