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Natural disasters are happening more often, and having an ever more dramatic impact on the world in terms of both their human and economic costs. While the number of lives lost has declined in the...
There is some mordant irony that in the last 18 months parts of the world have witnessed colossal damage and loss of life due to the excess of water, at a time when the diminishing stock of...
The study examined three emergency responses: the South Asian earthquake of 2005 and floods in June 2007 in Balochistan and Sindh provinces; the response to the Israeli offensive in Lebanon in...
Swiss Solidarity (http: //www. bonheur. ch), Switzerland's major fundraising platform, is looking for a team of 2 experienced consultants to visit a selection of reconstruction projects on...
A safe house must be based on a strong foundation and therefore it must be given primary attention. Problems with foundations not properly designed lead to unequal settlement, cracking of walls...
The disaster management community has developed a significant body of knowledge and tools over the past decades for managing climate-related risks associated with natural variability in the...
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...
The resurgence of the Taliban movement and its affiliate organisations in the Swat Valley of Pakistan
since 2004, combined with military operations in 2009 and the displacement of residents...
1 – One Room Shelter Program – Building resilience trough shelter reconstruction
2 – Following the achievements of the 2010 ORS program that supported the reconstruction of 38,000 shelters...
Resiliency means springing back into normalcy after being stretched. Climatic resiliency of Indian cities are gradually becoming distant-goal to reach. Reason being the some of the climatic...