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This document explores how the private sector in Nepal can be stimulated to take action in non-earthquake impacted areas so that develop an effective strategy to prevent such devastating losses in the future. According to official estimates, the

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This publication explores the contributions of science and technology in Asia. The first part evaluates the advancement of the science and technology in disaster risk reduction in 11 countries.

The second part of the report features 28 case studies and

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This guidance document is meant to support practitioners working in disaster prone contexts to develop and implement more effective integrated resilience programming. It promotes programming that cuts across different fields of work like rights awareness

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This paper presents the results from a multi-country research on loss and damage in vulnerable communities, to study how households with different vulnerability profiles try to deal with climatic stressors and their (in)ability to avoid loss and damage.

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This report draws on Mission East's experience since 2009 in the Karnali area of Nepal, discussing relevant aspects of risk reduction in remote mountainous areas, and making recommendations accordingly. The Karnali zone suffers from weak socio-economic

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This publication features a summary of findings from Mission East's research into effective disaster risk reduction (DRR) models for mountain communities in Karnali region of Nepal, proposing a 'light' model for community-based DRR. The report calls for l

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This brochure summarises the ACAP approach (Accessibility, Communication, Attitude, Participation), successfully applied to support Inclusive Community-Based DRR programming in Nepal.

The main idea behind this framework is to achieve “inclusion for all”

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This working paper details the key recommendations that emerged from the international conference on ‘Mountain People Adapting to Change: Solutions beyond boundaries bridging science, policy, and practice’, held in Kathmandu from 9 to 12 November 2014

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