Responding to natural disasters
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- Preparedness and response in countries prone to sudden onset disasters: a sustainable livelihoods approach
- ( Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , 2008)
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The increase in natural disasters around the world warrants attention to protecting and rebuilding the livelihoods of vulnerable populations. This toolkit aims to assess the impact of disasters on ...
- How can Cambodian students be protected from natural disasters?
- ( Asian Disaster Preparedness Center , 2008)
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Natural disasters can cause terrible loss of life. However what is perhaps most disturbing are their impact on the most vulnerable, in institutions where safety should be paramount i.e. patients st...
Can ICT play an important role in disaster management?
- ( N. Gunawardene;F. Noronha / Television for Education – Asia Pacific , 2007)
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With a focus on the role of Information Communication Technologies (ICT), this edited paper discusses a range of recent disasters. It particularly explores the subject of communication and disaster...
- Community Risk Assessment: methodologies and case studies
- ( ProVention Consortium , 2007)
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This webpage presents an extensive collection of methodologies and case studies on Community Risk Assessment, collected and analysed by Cape Town University, Ben Wisner and the ProVention Consortiu...
- What factors influence how African governments respond to drought?
- ( N. Munemo / Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester , 2008)
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This paper examines the reasoning behind some African governments' selection of policies of universal food relief, when others adopt food or cash-for-work programmes in times of drought. It&nb...
- How should humanitarian organisations integrate increased climate risk into their work?
- ( Red Cross/ Red Crescent Centre on Climate Change and Disaster Preparedness , 2007)
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Climate change presents additional challenges for humanitarian organisations responding to disasters and complex emergencies. This guide provides a basic overview of climate change science and its ...
- How can schools help promote disaster risk reduction?
- ( United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction , 2007)
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The World Disaster Reduction Campaign for 2006-2007 "Disaster Risk Reduction Begins at School" has resulted in various initiatives worldwide to make school buildings safer and have disast...
- Promising practices for disaster risk reduction
- ( Inter-agency Working Group on Emergency Capacity , 2007)
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Disaster risk reduction (DRR) has emerged as an important agenda item in the development community. This report identifies models and promising practices for disaster risk reduction based on experi...
- Promoting a gender-inclusive approach to disaster risk reduction
- ( United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction , 2007)
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The Hyogo Framework for Action requires the full, active and balanced participation of both sexes, yet gender issues are often overlooked in the implementation of disaster risk reduction. This...
- How far has the world progressed on disaster risk reduction?
- ( United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction , 2007)
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In 2005, 168 governments approved the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) on Disaster Risk Reduction. This report summarises the proceedings of the first session of the Global Platform for Disaster Ri...
