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This guide was prepared by Tom Schacher of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, for use by masons in Pakistan, rebuilding after the 2005 earthquake.
(APELL: Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at the Local Level)Knowledge management and education can help communities located in hazard-prone areas gain a better grasp of the ways to cope...
The data are generally provided by Governments, based on their own definitions and methods of data collection. For most industrialized countries, in the absence of Government estimates, UNHCR has...
For more than 10 years, UN-HABITAT has been operating in humanitarian and crisis situations, supporting efforts by national governments, local authorities and civil society to strengthen their...
This report elaborates a new framework for the engagement of the engineering & construction industry sector during relief, recovery and prevention efforts as a result of natural disasters. The...
For decades, WFP has been on the frontline of the fight against hunger. But today, the global context in which WFP operates is rapidly changing. New challenges areemerging. High commodity prices,...
This website remains as a constantly uploaded database providing information about humanitarian events in Timor Leste. Various supports are generally monthly renewed. The website is available in...
This article deals with disaster risk reduction and the importance of communication for improving disaster relief.