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Disaster Risk Management
Philippines: Engineering resilience tackles challenges of climate change adaptation
15 Mar 2010, COMSTE, Philippines - gov
The 'Engineering Resilience: Confronting Risks Beyond Adaptation' began today in Manila with the aim of tackling climate change adaptation and resiliency. 'Resilience is the ability of a nation to bounce back in the face of calamity' said Senator Edgardo J. Angara...
Extracts of progress reports by progress indicator on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action
- Indicator 1.1 [PDF, 136Kb]National policy and legal framework for disaster risk reduction exists with decentralised responsibilities and capacities at all levels
- Indicator 4.5 [PDF, 87Kb]Disaster risk reduction measures are integrated into post disaster recovery and rehabilitation processes
- Indicator 5.1 [PDF, 98Kb]Strong policy, technical and institutional capacities and mechanisms for disaster risk management, with a disaster risk reduction perspective are in place
- Indicator 5.2 [PDF, 99Kb]Disaster preparedness plans and contingency plans are in place at all administrative levels, and regular training drills and rehearsals are held to test and develop disaster response programmes.
- Indicator 5.4 [PDF, 88Kb]Procedures are in place to exchange relevant information during hazard events and disasters, and to undertake post-event reviews
- Western Washington University Haiti earthquake presentation17 Mar 2010, United States of America (Bellingham, WA 98225)
- La prise en charge des risques naturels par les sciences humaines et sociales (in French)18-22 Mar 2010, Algeria (Bab Ezzouar)
- IPCC Second lead authors meeting: Special Report - managing the risk of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation22-25 Mar 2010, Viet Nam (Hanoi)
- Diploma in disaster risk managementPreston Univ
- Emergency administration and planningNorth Texas Univ, United States of America (Denton, Texas)
- Diploma in Disaster Preparedness and ManagementCDPM, Pakistan (Peshawar)
- Cameroon: Advice from the Minister of State, Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization to all pupils, for protection against risks and disasters2010, MINATD, Cameroon - gov
- School disaster readiness: lessons from the first Great Southern California ShakeOut2009
- Disaster management and disability: promoting a research agenda2006, SMRC
From ISDR System and other DRR actors
- FEMA faces challenges integrating community preparedness programs into its strategic approach2010, GAO, United States of America - gov
- Rebuilding the social, cultural and intellectual fabric of Haiti: concept note2010, UNESCO
- Climate, disasters and international development2010
- BBC World Debate: ‘Prevent or React’2009, BBC
- Tanzanian villagers encouraged to learn hazards of living near erupting volcano2009, USGS, United States of America - gov
- UNISDR YouTube channelUNISDR
- Finance and administration expertHaiti (Port-au-Prince), Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe
- Project coordinator - Disaster risk reduction staff capacity developmentUnited Kingdom (Oxford), Oxfam GB
- Disaster risk reduction consultant (several positions)Global, IRC
External Online Resources
- A GDRC special feature on environmental management and disaster risk reduction
- Action pour la protection des personnes et des biens en Afrique
- Caribbean Risk Management Initiative
- DKKV: Database of documentation on EU disaster preparedeness
- East Asia and Pacific: A primer on reducing vulnerabilities to climate change impacts and strengthening DRM
- France: Portail DICRIM - Document d'Information Communal sur les RIsques Majeurs (in French)
- GFDRR: Safer homes, safer communities website
- Humanitarian early warning system (HEWS): HEWSweb
- Institute for Business and Home Safety: disaster safety portal
- Knowledge sharing on disaster risk reduction
- Martinique: risques et nuisances (in French)
- OIKOS: interactive game and information on hazard impact, mechanism, mitigation and simulation (in many languages)
- Pakistan: Disaster Preparedness and Response Team (DPART-SAR) online resources portal
- Sharing knowledge on disaster preparedness in the Himalayan region
- The gender and disaster sourcebook
- UK Climate Impacts Programme: Adaptation actions database
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