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Human hands hold wooden dish with Australian plant branches, the smoke ritual rite at a indigenous community event in Australia
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Reviving the traditional practice could protect pastureland ecosystems in the Himalayas from destructive climate change-driven wildfires
Dialogue Earth
Bhutan stakeholders
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First meeting of experts provided a platform to foster a shared vision for infrastructure resilience and a collaborative approach to address the pressing challenges posed by natural hazards and climate change.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
United Nations Satellite Centre
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Documents and publications
This seismic risk profile of Bhutan, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.
This is Paro city in the Kingdom of Bhutan.
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This month in the capital Thimphu, Bhutanese officials, development partners and journalists gathered together to officially launch the country’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP).
United Nations Development Programme - Bhutan
Border Roads Organization clear the road to Leh affected by landslide on August 29, 2012 in Manali, India. Landslides are regular phenomenon of this high altitude region.
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InSAR paints a dynamic picture of land deformation over time by detecting minuscule ground displacements on a millimeter scale. This is especially useful in South Asia, with its rugged landscapes and rapid development in hills and mountains.
World Bank, the
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A training-of-trainers on urban resilience and ‘Making Cities Resilient 2030’ (MCR2030) for Nepal and Bhutan took place from 15 to 18 May 2023.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
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Documents and publications
This paper aims to understand the underlying factors affecting the dissemination of early warning information, and how it hinders community evacuation in the event of a disaster.
Buddhist stupas in Jomolhari base trekking, Paro Bhutan.
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Pema Wangmo, who, with the help of her community, worked to restore greenhouses destroyed by climate change-induced snow fall. This is the fifth of the “Voices from the Frontline (Phase III)” stories by GRP and ICCCAD supported by Irish Aid.
Global Resilience Partnership

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