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GFDRR partnership strategy 2009–2012: reducing disaster risks for sustainable development

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This paper outlines a medium-term strategic framework for the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) and is aiming to be considered in the broader context of the increasing global commitments of GFDRR partners to mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation for sustainable development. It has been developed in accordance with the GFDRR Partnership Charter in response to the outcomes identified at the 4th Consultative Group (CG) meeting in April 8-9, more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on December 15, 2009

World Vision: Asian Disasters should be "wake-up call" for Global Leaders

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"Disasters are becoming increasingly costly in terms of lives and destruction," said Melisa Bodenhamer, World Vision's expert in DRR. "There must be a paradigm shift in the way that organizations think about development work, but the goal is to be systematic about building up the resiliency of communities before a disaster hits. DRR activities can help reduce the toll on human lives and government budgets. In fact, research has shown that every $1 spent on disaster risk reduction activities more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on October 02, 2009

The Development of a Public Private Partnership Framework and Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Asia

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Natural disasters have a significant financial impact on individuals, business and insurers but also on the public sector which is responsible not only for cost of relief efforts but also for rebuilding public infrastructure. The rising impact of natural catastrophes is driving up the cost of disaster relief and reconstruction for the public sector. In Asia's smaller and developing countries with less financial resources, a catastrophic event can result in higher public deficit and debts. It is more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on August 30, 2009

Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction: Good Practice

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This report identifies ten risk reduction practices which were successfully implemented in the pilot communities and are replicable elsewhere. Its objective is to encourage knowledge and experience sharing among communities, organizations and other disaster risk reduction (DRR) stakeholders for the benefit of all those vulnerable to natural disasters, especially floods.The report is an outcome of a study conducted by an independent consultant through a series of consultations and interviews more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on July 23, 2009

Making Disaster Risk Reduction Gender-Sensitive: Policy and Practical Guidelines

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This publication is the result of extensive consultations and a response to the call for clear policy and practical guidance for mainstreaming gender perspectives into disaster risk reduction. It offers much-needed policy and practical guidelines for national and local governments to further implement the Hyogo Framework for Action. Included in this publication is a policy guideline on gender mainstreaming, and practical guidelines on how to institutionalize gender-sensitive risk assessments, more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on July 08, 2009

GFDRR Track 1, Building Global and Regional Partnership: Giving Risk Reduction a Regional Dimension

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This report provides feedback after the first two years of operation of the Global Facility, and demonstrates the significant value it has brought to the implementation of the Hyogo Framework around the world, as the Global Platform for Disaster Reduction convenes for its second session in June 2009. It provides concrete examples of the manner in which regional approaches, through GFDRR Track I, has increased awareness, political commitment and investments in risk reduction interventions at more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on June 16, 2009

AID All in Diary: A Practical Tool for Field Based Humanitarian Workers

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The immediate pressures of working in a disasters environment mean that humanitarian workers can struggle to access the most relevant information needed for the situation in which they are working. The AID All in Diary is designed for use in disaster situations and is specifically aimed at field based humanitarian workers in international and local NGOs. It aims to improve the quality and appropriateness of relief work and offers a comprehensive single source of the most up-to-date humanitarian more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on June 11, 2009

Reducing Disaster Risk: A Challenge for Development

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Some 75 percent of the world’s populations live in areas affected at least once by earthquake, tropical cyclone, flood or drought between 1980 and 2000. The consequences of such widespread exposure to natural hazard for human development are only now beginning to be identified. This Report shows that billions of people in more than 100 countries are periodically exposed to at least one event of earthquake, tropical cyclone, flood or drought. As a result of disasters triggered by these natural more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on June 03, 2009

Participatory Impact Assessment: A Guide for Practitioners

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This guide aims to provide practitioners with a broad framework for carrying out project level Participatory Impact Assessments (PIA) of livelihoods interventions in the humanitarian sector. Other than in some health, nutrition, and water interventions in which indicators of project performance should relate to international standards, for many interventions there are no ‘gold standards’ for measuring project impact. This guide aims to bridge this gap by outlining a tried and tested more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on June 03, 2009

Characteristics of a Disaster-Resilient Community

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This guidance note is for government and civil society organizations working on disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiatives at community level, in partnership with vulnerable communities. It shows what a ‘disaster-resilient community’ might consist of, by setting out the many different elements of resilience. It also provides some ideas about how to progress towards resilience. Full document in PDF format (417kb); Number of pages: 40p

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on June 03, 2009

Community Risk Assessment Toolkit

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The Toolkit contains methodological resources from many different organizations and case studies. Guidance notes have been developed which provides a detailed analysis and brief synthesis of case studies and methodologies. Intended users of the Toolkit are international NGOs and their partner organizations, local government staff, risk researchers and community based organizations, active in developmental and/or humanitarian work.

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on June 03, 2009

2009 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction

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The Report is the first biennial global assessment of disaster risk reduction prepared in the context of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR). The ISDR, launched in 2000, provides a framework to coordinate actions to address disaster risks at the local, national, regional and international levels. The Hyogo Framework for Action for Action 2005-2015 (HFA), endorsed by 168 UN member states at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction in Kobe, Japan in 2005, urges all more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on May 27, 2009

Making a technological choice for disaster management and poverty alleviation in India

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The right mix of policy, institutional arrangements and use of technology provides the framework for a country's approach to disaster mitigation. Worldwide, there has been a shift away from a strictly 'top-down' approach relying on government alone, to a combination of 'top-down' and 'bottom-up' approaches. The aim is to enhance the indigenous coping mechanisms of vulnerable communities; draw on their cooperative spirit and energy; and empower them through appropriate information and contextual more...

Added by Joanna Adcock to Disaster Prevention & Response on April 27, 2009

Disaster management and mitigation: the telecommunications infrastructure

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Among the most typical consequences of disasters is the near or complete collapse of terrestrial telecommunications infrastructures (especially the distribution network–the 'last mile') and their concomitant unavailability to the rescuers and the higher echelons of mitigation teams. Even when such damage does not take place, the communications overload/congestion resulting from significantly elevated traffic generated by affected residents can be highly disturbing. The paper proposes innovative more...

Added by Joanna Adcock to Disaster Prevention & Response on April 27, 2009

Human Rights and Natural Disasters

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Although disasters are quick to strike, their consequences can be long to remedy and can linger on for months and years. The extend to which their effects increase inequalities in life and society is a question of how governments and humanitarian actors integrate human rights into their disaster preparedness and response. The Brookings-Bern Project has published a new field manual designed to accompany the Inter-Agency Standing Committee's Operational Guidelines on Human Rights and Natural more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on October 22, 2008

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