The main objective of this training material is to build the capacity of water managers and others to develop strategies for coping with hydro-climatic disasters such as floods and drought within the context of water resources management. An added
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - HeadquartersUnited Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for AfricaInternational Network for Capacity Building in Integrated Water Resources ManagementNile IWRM Capacity Building Network
This report is a follow-up evaluation of linkages between immediate relief, rehabilitation (or reconstruction) and development (LRRD) related to the response to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. The LRRD2 evaluation report covers experiences up to the end of 2008 in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, i.e. from the four years after the disaster. A number of organisations and government agencies have supported this evaluation in various ways, with the aim to provide conclusions and lessons learned that are useful for mitigating the consequences of possible future disasters.
DARA - SpainSwedish Agency for International Development Cooperation
Global facility for disaster reduction and recovery annual report 2008:
This report addresses the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)'s activities in mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in
World Bank, theUnited Nations Office for Disaster Risk ReductionGlobal Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
This document presents the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies plan for 2008-2009 to respond to the effects of disasters on a daily basis, in countries where the public infrastructures are weak or non-existent.
Under their humanitarian mandate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
In this report, OCHA reaffirms its engagement to continue to work closely with its partners in 2009 in continuing to strengthen the humanitarian system, not only in relation to response but also prevention and preparedness.
This report is organised into
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Headquarters
Resolution of the 113th IPU Assembly (Geneva, 19 October 2005)
This resolution was adopted by 550 parliamentarians from 130 countries at the 113th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), held in Geneva from 17 to 19 October 2005, to consider the
This is a summary report of the International Symposium which was held on January 15 to share information and exchange knowledge to build up disaster-resilient countries using the recovery processes developed on the basis of the experience and lessons learned from natural disasters. At the same time, the Symposium discussed international cooperation for further promotion of the HFA.
World Bank, theInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) - HeadquartersHyogo Prefectural GovernmentInternational Labour OrganizationInternational Recovery PlatformMinistry of Foreign Affairs of JapanUnited Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Regional Office for Asia and the PacificUnited Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Kobe Office
This is a summary report of the Experts Meeting which was organized on January 16 to verify the progress made in recovery efforts implemented in tsunami- and earthquake-hit regions and to come up with concrete measures to achieve better recovery. The Experts Meeting comprised three thematic group discussions, on “Housing” “Livelihood” and “Organizational and Institutional Arrangements,” for a recovery with a view to build back better as well as a plenary session.
World Bank, theInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) - HeadquartersHyogo Prefectural GovernmentInternational Labour OrganizationInternational Recovery PlatformMinistry of Foreign Affairs of JapanUnited Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Regional Office for Asia and the PacificUnited Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Kobe Office