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In recent years, earthquakes have shaken Japan, China, Indonesia and Haiti; flooding has swamped Pakistan and the Mississippi Delta; hurricanes have tested New Orleans and the Gulf Coast; and...
The reason for our concern with disaster risk reduction
is clear. For almost a century, the International
Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
has provided...
The problem is that the evidence for how conflict and disasters interrelate is fractured, highly context-specific and poorly understood (see Annex 1 for an assessment of the evidence base). Do...
On 15 October 2013 morning, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Central Visayas in the Philippines. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported that quake’s epicentre...
This Urban Desk Study has been commissioned to provide guidance to PMI on best practice
in dense urban response. More specifically where possible the study aims to provide
guidance to...
Update and plan for 2014.
Early recovery is about shifting the focus from saving lives to restoring livelihoods, thuseffectively preventing recurrence of disasters and harnessing conditions for human development.One month...
The following case study outlines the role of the cluster coordinator, as well as the key activities and services he/she provides, and the impact it has on the shelter response.
This case study outlines the role of the environmental advisor, key activities and the impact of this role on the Shelter Cluster.
In a disaster response operation, the provision of shelter assistance can be an extremely complex process to manage. It is the mandate of the Shelter Cluster to contribute to the effective and...