This issue of Southasiadisasters.net focuses on the most important theme of Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held at Cancun, Maxico. Community Based Disaster Preparedness: Enabling Communities to Manage Risks '. It primarily focuses on how CBDP
This policy brief highlights financial capital as a key factor in building flood resilience. In particular, access to pre-event financial protection against flood-related disasters is a vital component. Solutions range from insurance and micro-insurance
International Institute for Applied Systems AnalysisInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)Practical ActionWharton Risk Management and Decision Processes CenterZurich Insurance Group Limited
This guideline is the product of literature reviews, discussions and contributions from diverse stakeholders, as well as UNDRR-nominated experts appointed specifically for the development of this guideline.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
The PDRP specifies priority recovery needs and financial requirements, embedded in nine key sectors and three cross-cutting areas. It is expected to ensure that recovery is resilient and supports the development agenda of the country.
Sri Lanka - governmentGlobal Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
This publication compiles a series of impact stories and best practices on livelihoods recovery, skills development and business development in the midst of continuous eruption of Mt. Sinabung in Karo District, North Sumatra, Indonesia, since 2010.
This compilation of case studies demonstrates the resilience of farmers’ communities in Sindh province who have braved the devastating floods of 2010 and rebuilt their lives.
These success stories of human struggle to ensure food security have come from
La presente publicación constituye una parte de la Guía 5 Evaluación y Rehabilitación de Estructuras, la cual a su vez es parte de los documentos producto del proyecto DIPECHO-NEC, "Fortalecimiento de capacidades institucionales y comunitarias a nivel
United Nations Development Program - EcuadorMinisterio de Desarrollo Urbano y Vivienda
This publication reports on a project that assessed current societal expectations of acceptable lifeline performance levels and restoration timeframes that are informed by the phases of response and recovery, distinguishing those that are hazard independent and those that are specific for seismic (including tsunami), wind (including hurricane and tornado), flood, snow/ice, and wildfire hazard events.
This Guide was developed to support the implementation of the Decent Work Agenda in fragile, conflict and disaster contexts in response to numerous requests from ILO officials and constituents that wished to be better informed about ILO’s capacity, added
This edition of the South Asia Disaster Report concentrates on Build Back Better (BBB), highlighting new and alternative disaster management measures to improve resilience of vulnerable communities. It explores initiatives by citizens, the state and