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Papua new guinea disaster risk reduction and disaster management...
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Date: Feb 2014
Location: Myanmar

As news spread that the Cyclone had flattened entire villages, killing or injuring hundreds of thousands of people, ASEAN wish to share this publication within and across the region what ASEAN...

Stove for Rice husk and other fine residues
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Publisher(s): Practical Action
Date: Feb 2014
Location: Philippines

These materials have often been regarded as waste and thrown away but it is possible to use fine biomass residues as a fuel source. This brief looks at some recent developments." References...

Building Back Better. Delivering people-centred housing...
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Publisher(s): Practical Action
Date: Feb 2014
Location: Kenya, El Salvador, Colombia, Peru, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Turkey

This volume debates and informs on themes such as housing, participation, and vulnerability in relation to large-scale post-disaster reconstruction. It is a contribution to ongoing debate in terms...

Compendium: transitional learning spaces (TLS) - Design and...
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Publisher(s): United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Date: Feb 2014
Location: World, Madagascar, Rwanda, Somalia, Haiti, China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar

School safety and education are both key to reducing the impact of disasters. The role of education in reducing disaster risks is enshrined in all global commitments and frameworks. Foremost among...

Compendium: Transitional Learning Spaces (TLS). Design and...
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Publisher(s): United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Date: Feb 2014
Location: Bangladesh, China, Haiti, Madagascar, Myanmar, Pakistan, Rwanda, Somalia, Sri Lanka, World

School safety and education are both key to reducing the impact of disasters. The role of education in reducing disaster risks is enshrined in all global commitments and frameworks. Foremost among...

A HUMANITARIAN CALL The ASEAN Response to Cyclone Nargis
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Publisher(s): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Date: Feb 2014
Location: Myanmar

As news spread that the Cyclone had flattened entire villages, killing or injuring hundreds of thousands of people, ASEAN wish to share this publication within and across the region what ASEAN...

Lessons from Aceh: Key Considerations in Post-Disaster Reconstruction
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Publisher(s): Disasters Emergency Committee
Date: Feb 2014
Location: Indonesia

The Indian Ocean tsunami on 26 December 2004 devastated the coastline in Aceh province on the northern tip of Indonesia, leaving 167, 000 people dead and over half a million without homes. This...