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The guideline provides an explanation of case investigations for the time containment of the outbreak and to establish the source/cause of the infection. It also provides details on isolation and the prevention of additional transmission (English).

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This Practitioners Guide Book is for the use of local Government Employees engaged in mainstreaming Climate Smart Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) practices for development planning at local government level in the Asian

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Due to the distinct climatic variability across the Asian continent and its geophysical setting, the majority of countries on the Asian continent are subject to natural disasters. The frequency of these extreme events, especially the hydro-meteorological

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Early warning systems (EWS) that do not explicitly consider gender are likely to increase the marginalization or vulnerability of marginalized gender groups. Research in Nepal explores the interaction between gender and flood early warning systems

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This is an occasional paper series from NDRC Nepal documented by Dr. Dhruba Gautam, Adviser and Research Fellow of #NDRC on #COVID19 Response and Readiness in #Nepal. The document talks about the pandemic context, Nepal efforts and challenges as well as

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Early warning systems have the potential to save lives and improve resilience. However, barriers and challenges remain in disseminating and communicating early warning information to institutional decision-makers, community members and individuals at risk

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Nepal is severely flood-prone and ranks 20th worldwide in terms of flood-affected population. Although it is widely acknowledged that both national and community-based early warning systems (EWS) can reduce the impact of floods, studies quantifying the

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From the heart of Tanzania to the mountains of Ethiopia to the borders of Bangladesh and Nepal; VSO’s resilience programming is rapidly increasing. Volunteers, staff and partners have all played such a key role in this and already there is a positive

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