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Disaster Risk Reduction

01/03/2009

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is the broad range of humanitarian and development action to reduce the risk posed by natural disasters to individuals and communities. It is humanitarian in that it helps to save lives, and developmental in increasing communities’ resilience to hazards and shocks, as a prerequisite for sustainable development and pro-poor economic growth.

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Journal article

Building gendered approaches to adaptation in the Pacific

01/03/2009

13 pages long

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Building gendered approaches to adaptation in the Pacific

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This article reflects upon how gendered approaches to climate-change adaptation can be strengthened in the Pacific region. The article looks at what has been learnt in the region, surveys some examples of best practice in gender-responsive programming, identifies the challenges we face on our journey, and suggests future directions. It is a collaborative effort, comprising […]

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Evaluation report

Evaluation of Oxfam Disaster Preparedness and Contingency Planning Project in Uganda

01/08/2008

3 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English

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Uganda faces frequent humanitarian challenges, both natural and conflict related. In order to improve preparedness and response to these events, Oxfam GB with Oxfam NOVIB and Oxfam Ireland developed a Disaster Preparedness and Contingency Planning (DPCP) project. The project (April 2007 – September 2008) aimed to improve preparedness and increase effective and accountable humanitarian response […]

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Evaluation report

Evaluation of Participatory Disaster Preparation and Mitigation Project in Tien Giang and Dong Thap Provinces, Vietnam

01/06/2008

3 documents

58 pages long

Languages: English

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In recent years cyclical floods affecting the Mekong delta have become more serious and complex, resulting in significant loss of life and affecting food and income security. This five year project (2005-2010) focuses on 24 communes in 5 districts within the two most flood prone provinces in the delta; Tien Giang and Dong Thap. It […]

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Journal article

Getting ahead of the next disaster: recent preparedness efforts in Indonesia

01/06/2008

5 pages long

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While there is often a heavy emphasis on disaster response, disaster preparedness and mitigation are, rightfully, receiving more attention. In examining the state of preparedness in Indonesia, this article is divided into three sections. First, it reviews the hazards present in the country, such as conflict, earthquakes, and tsunamis. Second, it considers some of the […]

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Briefing paper

Climate Alarm: Disasters increase as climate change bites

25/11/2007

2 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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Climatic disasters are increasing as temperatures climb and rainfall intensifies. A rise in small- and medium-scale disasters is a particularly worrying trend. Yet even extreme weather need not bring disasters; it is poverty and powerlessness that make people vulnerable. Though more emergency aid is needed, humanitarian response must do more than save lives: it has […]

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Briefing note

Sink or Swim: Why disaster risk reduction is central to surviving floods in South Asia

12/08/2007

1 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English

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June to October – the months of monsoon rains – is the typical disaster season in South Asia. The year 2007 is proving to be no exception. News broadcasts predictably cover the millions who have been affected by the floods as shanty dwellings collapse, school buildings crumble, roads get waterlogged, standing crops get swept away, […]

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Evaluation report

Evaluation des connaissances, attitudes et pratiques en gestion des risques et des catastrophes

01/04/2007

2 documents

47 pages long

Languages: French

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Les communes de Bas Limbe, de Port-Margot et du Borgne, situees A l’Ouest du Cap-Haitien, et celle du Limbe au Sud-Ouest, representent quatre des communes les plus vulnerables du departement du Nord. Dans le but de contribuer A la reduction du niveau de vulnerabilite de ces communautes, OXFAM GB a concu et mis en ouvre […]

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Evaluation report

Evaluation of Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness Project in Western Mongolia

01/02/2007

2 documents

50 pages long

Languages: English

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In May 2004, AA Mongolia implemented a thirty-two month project entitled ‘Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness in Western Mongolia’, with grant funding from Oxfam GB. The project aimed to strengthen the resistance of poor herders and other residents affected by winter disasters in three soums (counties) in Zavkhan Province. This was achieved by improving access to […]

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Book

Leaving Disasters Behind: A guide to disaster risk reduction in Ethiopia

15/01/2007

8 documents

210 pages long

Languages: English

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This book is intended for staff from government agencies, non-government organizations, academic and research institutions and also donors who work in or for the disaster-prone areas of Ethiopia. The book will also be useful for those working in other disaster-prone regions in Africa and beyond. It provides guidance on how to reduce disaster risk using […]

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