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This report describes five Flagship Programmes seeking to reduce the disaster risk in Nepal.
An analyzes on Bamboo Construction Technology for Housing and the impact that the particular needs of a target group have on successful application of foreign developed technologies in Bangladesh...
This synthesis aims to draw lessions from evaluations undertaken of the humanitarian response to the Pakistan 2005 earthquake.
Disaster risk reduction is the first line of defense in adapting to climate change. Accordingly GFDRR’s basic approach is to build resilience now for better adaptation to a changing climate....
This report is part of chapter 4 in the book Safer Homes, Stronger Communities: A Handbook for Reconstruction after Natural Disasters. This chapter covers the disaster timeline and how to apply...
This issue of the journal 'Humanitairan Exchange', has a special feature which focuses on the humanitarian crisis in the Sahel region of Africa, where aid agencies estimate that more...
To Improve the well-being of the producers and
users of bamboo and rattan within the context of a
sustainable bamboo and rattan resource base
Disaster response in an urban environment presents a wide variety of challenges. Humanitarian organisations often have more experience of disaster response in rural settings, and local authorities...
This report discusses how wind damages buildings, how to assess damage, and how to build or strengthen structures to avoid wind damage. While it is attempted to give information for planning and...
The marginalization of these minorities is evident in almost all civil and military institutions
though for the purposes of this paper the core issues are those that revolve around the...