Este manual se ha realizado, por lo tanto, con el propósito de que sirva como una guía técnica idónea en donde se presentan alternativas de intervención o rehabilitación sísmica para disminuir la vulnerabilidad de las edificaciones existentes de adobe y
This volunteer manual has been written to answer basic questions about volunteering during times of disaster and natural calamity. Its purpose is to give volunteers a basic orientation of their role in emergency response and make them feel confident to
A report from the workshop: 17-22 August 2008, Tamil Nadu, India
Post tsunami initiatives across South Asia have taken a long journey from recovery to development, and are now focusing on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). Initiatives and responses from
This document gives an overview of FAO’s work with regard to natural and human-induced disasters in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, together with the lessons learned and experience gained on how to improve disaster response, preparedness, and
Training Book, published in an abstract version for the training of the volunteers of the cyclone preparedness program in preparedness activities. It covers subjects like analysis capacity and vulnerability, introduction to cyclones, warning signals and
This Book has been designed in response to the needs identified by senior education officials in the earthquake-affected areas of NWFP and AJK, Pakistan. This guide is organised around two books: the Trainer's Notes consisting of session plans for the course facilitator, a list of materials required for the implementation of the workshop, and activities to be defined and reviewed with the participants around the management of recovery and reconstruction; and the 'take-home' Workbook for the participants in the course. (UNESCO)
Published as Humanitarian Practice Network Paper Number 57, December, 2006.
This paper presents the case for education as an essential humanitarian intervention, and the INEE Minimum standards as a tool for quality and accountability within those
These guidelines are oriented to the needs of the decision-makers and provide a description of the range of mitigation options that need to be considered when making efforts to reduce losses from flooding. They are designed to introduce the reader to
UNESCO and its partners developed this comprehensive in-service training program in disaster recovery for more than 15,000 education sector personnel in the earthquake-affected areas in Pakistan. Sessions include earthquake preparedness, psychosocial support, multi-grade teaching and child protection. Disaster risk reduction is explicitly taught during one day of the 4-day program.
This report is an initial product of the IRP as it seeks to address the pressing needs of a specific audience: those government and other local officials or leaders, entrusted with the responsibilities for planning, managing and carrying out successful and resilient disaster reduction and recovery activities.