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Searching with a thematic focus on Climate change, Livelihoods conflict and disasters, Livelihoods, Climate change poverty and vulnerability

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    A review of children’s participation in disaster risk reduction

    Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, 2016
    Children are often excluded from disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities, yet they are one of the most vulnerable groups to disasters. As a result, they experience physical, psychological and educational vulnerabilities. There is lack of research on children’s participation in DRR and their potential value in strengthening community resilience has been largely overlooked.
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    Spotlight on publications: disaster risk management in Latin American cities

    Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2013
    This selection of publications highlights key resources documenting and analysing some of the main aspects of the Latin American experience with disaster risk management (DRM) in cities: links and relationships between urban poverty and disasters; the importance of regulatory frameworks, institutions and governance; the challenges and opportunities of building resilient cities; the political ec
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    Deepening regional cooperation for disaster recovery and reconstruction: a proposal for proactive approach to risk financing

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2015
    Studies find increasing frequency, intensity, and impacts of natural disasters, especially as they interplay with the negative effects of climate change, environmental degradation, and rapid urbanization. The financial implications could be massive, especially in terms of damages on private assets, public infrastructure and on the productive agents of the economy.
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    World Risk Report 2014

    United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, 2014
    This WorldRiskReport (WRR) consists of an index, a focus on cities and thematic case studies. The index describes the disaster risk for various countries and regions.  The content includes: 1. Urbanization – trends and risk assessment 2. Focus: The city as a risk area 3. The WorldRiskIndex 2014 4. Political challenges and perspectives
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    Disasters, Poverty, and Coping Strategies: The Framework and Empirical Evidence from Micro/Household Data - Philippine Case

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2014
    This study analyzed the interactions between natural disasters and household poverty and discussed the coping strategies used by households in response to natural disasters in the Philippines. It used data from the 2011 CBMS Household Profile Survey for Pasay City, Metro Manila and results of relevant past studies.
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    Global Estimates 2014: People displaced by disasters

    Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2014
    IDMC’s latest Global Estimates report shows that 22 million people were displaced in 2013 by disasters brought on by natural hazard events. As in previous years, the worst affected region is Asia, where 19 million people, or 87.1 per cent of the global total, were displaced during the year.
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    The risk of disaster-induced displacement in south-east Asia and China

    Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2014
    With a focus on countries in south-east Asia and China, this is IDMC’s fourth regional study on disaster-related displacement risk.
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    Disaster resilience topic guide

    Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2014
    This topic guide focuses on resilience to natural hazards such as droughts, flooding and cyclones, with emphasis on humanitarian action, in fragile and conflict-afflicted states as well as in other contexts.
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    Impact of Chars Livelihoods Programme on the disaster resilience of Chars communities

    Chars Livelihoods Programme, 2014
    The Chars Livelihoods Programme (CLP) works with extreme poor households living on island chars in North West Bangladesh. It aims to improve the livelihoods, incomes and food security of at least one million poor and vulnerable women, children and men living on the chars.
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    Natural Disasters in the Middle East and North Africa: A Regional Overview

    World Bank, 2014
    This report profiles a regional profile of natural Disasters in the Middle East and North Africa (MNA), including a focus on climate related hazards. It tracks progress on disaster risk management at the regional and national levels and looks at remaining challenges. It also explores World Bank Disaster Risk Management Programming in the MNA Region and proposes a way forward.

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