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This guideline provides support for practitioners on identifying and prioritising vulnerable populations in decision-making and flood management throughout the response, recovery, preparedness and risk reduction cycle. The guideline makes suggestions for

This paper considers the challenges faced and lessons learned in the mid-term review of BRACED projects to provide insights into using realist principles to evaluate complex, resilience-building programmes in an international development context. The

This IDS Bulletin examines the link between short-term crises – and the humanitarian responses that follow – and adaptation to climate change. It represents a call for increasing engagement between humanitarian aid and climate change adaptation

Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 159, July 2017

As several parts of India face the fury of floods this year, it is worth examining what are reasons for India's high exposure to flooding and what can be done differently to mitigate the adverse impact of

This study explores media landscapes to discover whether current reporting in Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Afghanistan adequately conveys climate change issues. A particular focus was language and how it impacts the quantity

This guide outlines ways in which adverse environmental impacts can be avoided after disasters, and good practices can be promoted. It covers sectors including settlements and land use planning; building construction; waste management; energy; infrastructure; water, sanitation and hygiene; agriculture and livelihoods; and education. It highlights the importance of flood risk management, landslide prevention and treatment, and management of forests after disasters.

This policy brief synthesises key findings and recommendations for decision-making under uncertainty in the agriculture sector in Nepal. This brief highlights the methodologies used for selection of champion climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices for

To better define, measure and improve resilience to flooding, and demonstrate that preventative measures taken to address underlying problems before a flood are more effective at stemming losses at the community level, this publication describes the