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This regional analysis reviews progress in the Asia-Pacific region towards achieving the expected outcomes of the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)'s Priority 3: using knowledge, innovation...
This publication presents a collection of 18 indigenous practices which were developed over time in the communities in the Asia-Pacific region. Types of disasters include earthquake, cyclone (...
A key objective for a global strategy aiming to reduce the impacts of natural and technological hazards is the development of national mechanisms for disaster risk reduction. These mechanisms are...
The perception that humanitarian response does not always meet the basic requirements of affected populations in a timely fashion and that the response provided can vary considerably from crisis...
This book is a unique compilation of state-of-the-art vulnerability assessment and is essential reading for academics, policy students, practitioners, makers, and anybody else interested in...
The September 22 Shelter and Settlements Workshop co-sponsored by USAID/OFDA and InterAction represented the first North American shelter initiative since at least 1996. Nearly 70 participants...
The Kabul Area Shelter and Settlement (KASS) Project was designed to provide shelters in an urban environment, existing resources were able to be consolidated and improved, people were able to...
A comparative analysis of the organisational designs of four different housing projects that shows the participation of users in up-front decision-making and the results in terms of building...
This book seeks to demonstrate how disaster risk management and adaptation could be better integrated into urban development planning (i. e. social housing, slum upgrading and urban governance...
This paper presents an integrated analytic framework for tackling climate change through mainstreaming disaster risk management into overall development planning in urban areas. It discusses the...