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This study integrates a socioeconomic damage assessment model with a near real-time flood remote sensing and decision support tool (NASA’s Project Mekong). The study assesses direct damages to populations, infrastructure, and land cover using the 2011

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Knowing how climate hazards affect people’s resilience over time is crucial in designing more effective development and humanitarian interventions. This is particularly important in post-disaster contexts, where people’s livelihood opportunities and

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Lack of capacities at various levels has been identified as one of the most critical factors that have impeded the process of prevention and mitigation of the risks of disasters, preparedness for effective response to impending disasters and recovery and

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This Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) review is the first instance of the participating institutions assessing the demonstrated effectiveness of PDNAs as the practice has evolved over the 55 post-disaster assessments conducted since 2008.
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This document summarises key learning areas for building resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region, which include natural resource management, changing behaviours and practice, and improving governance and services. The solutions presented in

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This report provides a summary of the findings from two preliminary case studies of communities considered potentially vulnerable to the impacts of extreme weather events and climate change in the Ayeyarwaddy Delta and Mon State of Myanmar. The results

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This report presents the results of the BRACED Knowledge Manager-led Impact Evaluation of the BRACED Myanmar Alliance project and is aimed at those interested in resilience measurement from government and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), academia

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This booklet features a collection of stories that reflects the widespread work of ADPC across Asia and the Pacific and beyond. It not only showcases ADPC's extensive work to achieve its vision of safer communities and sustainable development through

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