National policies, plans and risk and governance profile(s)

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This publication is the final report of the High-level symposium on disaster risk reduction (DDR), which had three objectives: (i) to raise awareness among key decision-makers of Nepal’s vulnerability to a catastrophic earthquake; (ii) to demonstrate the

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These minimum characteristics are the agreed indicators for a disaster resilient community in Nepal which should be included as a minimum component in all 'Flagship 4' community based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR) projects. They were developed through a

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This publication captures key national experiences in the integration of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the curriculum, identifying good practice, noting issues addressed or still lacking, and reviewing learning outcomes. The study researched DRR

Documents and publications

This publication captures key national experiences in the integration of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the curriculum, identifying good practice, noting issues addressed or still lacking, and reviewing learning outcomes. The study researched DRR

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This map depicts the countries participating in, and location of National Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction, of the ECHO-funded UNISDR media trainings on disaster risk reduction in 2010-2011.

The media have an important role to play in creating

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This report details the learning and evaluation of a project designed to build the capacity of both government bodies and local communities, including children, to better respond to, prevent, and mitigate the impacts of disasters. The experience of the

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This project identifies and documents the best practices from communities affected by disasters in Nepal, India and Bangladesh with the purpose of capacity strengthening. The DRR related best practices discussed in the document include (i) the

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This study focuses on how policies and institutions can strengthen community adaptation strategies, specifically to climate-related water stress and floods. Building on the findings of an earlier study, Local Responses to Too Much and Too Little Water in

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