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Analysis: Humanitarians tap into Indonesians’ digital activism

07 Sep 2013
Overview of a variety of examples where digital media have been put to use for disaster preparedness and humanitarian assistance in Indonesia. Analysis: Humanitarians tap into Indonesians’ digital activism http://www.irinnews.org/report/98708/analy...
Assessment or evaluation, Earthquake, Tsunami
Report

Pakistan: Children can play an important role in disaster preparedness

06 Sep 2013
An article by Amir Murtaza published by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the interests and capabilities of children to paly a role in decision-making related to development plans for their schools, playgrounds, and streets. Pakistan: Children can...
Report, Youth Disaster Preparedness
Report

FEMA Youth Preparedness Council History

06 Sep 2013
Overview of the history and work of the Youth Preparedness Council convened by FEMA to engage youth in guiding national preparedness programs. FEMA Youth Preparedness Council History http://www.ready.gov/youth-preparedness
Report, Youth Disaster Preparedness
Report

Managing Disaster Risks: Sendai Report

29 Aug 2013
The Sendai Report argues that the practice of disaster risk management (DRM) is a defining characteristic of resilient societies, and should therefore be integrated– or ‘mainstreamed’–into all aspects of development. The report outlines how t...
Report

Knowledge Notes on Structural Measures

29 Aug 2013
Part of a series of notes developed by the World Bank and the Government of Japan that analyze and synthesize what worked, what did not, and why in the response to the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, offering recommendations for developing co...
Case Study, Report

No time for doubt: Tackling urban risk

29 Aug 2013
Compilation of case studies on Red Cross urban resilience and preparedness programs from Colombia, Jamaica and Nicaragua. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) is responding to urban plight in the Americas Zone through the...
Case Study, Report, Urban Resilience

Mexico’s Natural Disaster Fund – A Review

27 Aug 2013
“As part of its disaster risk management efforts, the Federal Government of Mexico established the Fund for Natural Disasters FONDEN to support disaster relief and reconstruction. FONDEN was originally established as a budgetary tool through wh...
Disaster Risk Financing

Caribbean: Addressing public/sovereign risks – the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF)

27 Aug 2013
The CCRIF is a regional insurance facility owned and operated by 16 Caribbean governments. The facility insures the governments against the impacts of catastrophic hurricanes and earthquakes and allows them to access liquidity on short notice using p...
Disaster Risk Financing

Turkey: Addressing private risks – the Turkey Catastrophe Insurance Pool (TCIP)

27 Aug 2013
The TCIP is an insurance pool which seeks to provide affordable insurance to homeowners, especially those in urban residential areas, and to reduce the fiscal exposure of the Turkish government by accumulating funds for future disasters, sharing port...
Disaster Risk Financing

Bolivia: Fondo de Mitigación del Riesgo Agrícola (FMRA)

27 Aug 2013
Fundación PROFIN has developed an innovative index-based insurance scheme that has been piloted in four provinces in the North and Central Altiplano regions of Bolivia. The scheme combines incentives for pro-active risk reduction and a flexible, peo...
Disaster Risk Financing

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