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Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment “ VCA
Content Type: Resource
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Publisher(s): International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Date: Feb 2014
Location: Switzerland

Dealing with disasters is a key part of the work of theInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies(the International Federation). Its global emergency response andhumanitarian...

A Guide for Village Carpenters on How to Build a Safer Shelter
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Date: Feb 2014
Location: Myanmar, South-Eastern Asia

This booklet is a companion to "How to build a safer shelter" designed for village carpenters.
Preparedness for Wind-Related Hazards in Haiti
Content Type: Resource
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Publisher(s): International Group for Wind-Related Disaster Risk Reduction
Date: Feb 2014
Location: World
IOM in Response to Haiti Earthquake
Content Type: Resource
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Publisher(s): International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Date: Feb 2014
Location: Haiti

This resource documents IOM's response to the Haiti earthquake. Included is a brief summary of re-location efforts and a case study of its transitional shelter projects. The document also...

IOM Mindanao Newsletter
Content Type: Resource
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Publisher(s): International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Date: Feb 2014
Location: Philippines

Shifting operational gearsto address the heightened and diversified movementcomplexities in Maguindanao, North Cotabato and SultanKudarat, IOM's multi-sectoral emergency response...

One Room Shelter Program
Content Type: Resource
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Publisher(s): International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Date: Feb 2014
Location: Pakistan

This document provides a brief overview of the one room shelter program conducted by IOM Pakistan in response to the devastating 2010 Pakistan floods. The flexible and lo-cost one room shelter...

Raindrops for Education: How To Improve Water Access in Schools
Content Type: Resource
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Date: Feb 2014
Location: World

This one-pager presents Rainwater Harvesting as an approach to provide low-cost clean water in schools in developing countries.
Simple Retrofitting Details for Improving Earthquake Resistance of...
Content Type: Resource
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Date: Feb 2014
Location: India

This simple and straightforward checklist provides practical considerations for assessment and improvement of brick masonry buildings earthquake resistance in the region of Delhi, India.
Shade netting: simple design “ effective relief
Content Type: Resource
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Date: Feb 2014
Location: Pakistan, World

NRC's simple but innovative shelter design provided relief forthousands of displaced people in Pakistan.
NRC's simple but innovative shelter design provided relief forthousands of...

Natural Disasters and Adaptive Capacity - Working Paper
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date: Feb 2014
Location: World

This series of working papers is intended to disseminate the Development Centre's research findings rapidly among specialists in the field concerned. These papers are generally available in...

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