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People Centered Early Warning Systems: Learning from National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems ; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Early warning systems
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International Disaster Response Law (IDRL) in Italy : a study on strengthening legal preparedness for international disaster response
This report examines Italy's legal preparedness for managing incoming international disaster assistance in light of the Guidelines for the Domestic Facilitation and Regulation of International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Assistance (IDRL) Guidelines.
It seeks to identify the main obstacles that existing rules create for international cooperation in the event of disasters in Italy. It does so by looking at the IDRL Guidelines, adopted by state parties to the Geneva Conventions at the 30th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, and at the EU Host Nati ...
International Disaster Response Law (IDRL) in Italy: a study on strengthening legal preparedness for international disaster response
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Available online: http://www.ifrc.org/PageFiles/202607/Italian%20IDRL%20Report%20ENG.pdf
Mauro Gatti ; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Published by: IFRC ; 2015This report examines Italy's legal preparedness for managing incoming international disaster assistance in light of the Guidelines for the Domestic Facilitation and Regulation of International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Assistance (IDRL) Guidelines.
It seeks to identify the main obstacles that existing rules create for international cooperation in the event of disasters in Italy. It does so by looking at the IDRL Guidelines, adopted by state parties to the Geneva Conventions at the 30th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, and at the EU Host Nation Support Guidelines (HNSG), a nonbinding document prepared by European Commission staff with the support of the Member States, which identifies key actions that assisted States should take in dealing with emergency planning, emergency management and coordination, logistics, transport, and legal and financial issues. The analysis seeks also to point out solutions (mostly legislative ones) that may contribute to enhancing international cooperation in response to disasters occurring in Italy.Notes: Italian version available here
Language(s): English, Italian
Format: Digital (Free)ISBN (or other code): 978-88-7000-668-1
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Climate change-related disasters and human displacement : towards an effective management system
Sciaccaluga Giovanni; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) - IFRC, 2015The book offers a critique of the dominant trends in thinking about adaptation and climate change, particularly social dimensions.
It presents a framework for making sense of choices around resilience (stability), transition (incremental social change and the exercising of existing rights) and transformation (new rights claims and changes in political regimes).
The resilience– transition–transformation framework is supported by three detailed case study chapters. These also illustrate the diversity of contexts in which adaption is unfolding, from organisations to ...
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Available online: http://www.ifrc.org/PageFiles/196384/Working%20Paper%20No%204%20%28Sciaccaluga%2 [...]
Giovanni Sciaccaluga ; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Published by: IFRC ; 2015The book offers a critique of the dominant trends in thinking about adaptation and climate change, particularly social dimensions.
It presents a framework for making sense of choices around resilience (stability), transition (incremental social change and the exercising of existing rights) and transformation (new rights claims and changes in political regimes).
The resilience– transition–transformation framework is supported by three detailed case study chapters. These also illustrate the diversity of contexts in which adaption is unfolding, from organisations to urban governance and the national polity.
The book concludes that adaptation is too often reflected in a narrow way, which assumes that climate change is an ultimate, rather than a proximate driver of change.
It argues that social systems that deliver specific management functions and organise governance serve to mediate between the impacts of climate change and people at risk. In this way understanding adaptive capacity and action requires a lens that can examine organisational behaviour and governance regimes, as well as the feelings, values and actions of individuals.
The book highlights that technical understanding of climate change adaptation is becoming accompanied by a more nuanced view that can include governance as a field of adaptation, as well as a context within which technical adaptations unfold, and so the relationship between humanity and climate change is shifting. We turn from adapting to climate change, towards adapting with climate change.
The reader is reminded of the challenges ahead for a progressive adaptation. The book argues that, not only are external structures likely to resist change, but those at risk themselves are apt to choose to support and adapt to the status quo for lack of access to the tools and opportunities to develop and apply critical awareness.Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Climate change ; Vulnerability ; Social aspects
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World disasters report 2014: focus on culture and risk
This year’s World Disasters Report focuses on culture and risk. It explores the different ways in which culture affects disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation and how disasters and risk influence culture. It examines why people choose to live in hazard-prone locations, and how culture and beliefs enable them to live with the risks they face. The report looks at the organizational culture of agencies working in the fields of disaster risk reduction and adaptation, and challenges the widespread faith in community-based activities. It also considers culture in relation to housing a ...
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Available online: http://www.preventionweb.net/files/39878_wdr2014en1.pdf
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Published by: IFRC ; 2014This year’s World Disasters Report focuses on culture and risk. It explores the different ways in which culture affects disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation and how disasters and risk influence culture. It examines why people choose to live in hazard-prone locations, and how culture and beliefs enable them to live with the risks they face. The report looks at the organizational culture of agencies working in the fields of disaster risk reduction and adaptation, and challenges the widespread faith in community-based activities. It also considers culture in relation to housing and reconstruction, and healthcare and medicine.
Finally, the document indicates starting points for organizations to better align their actions with the way people think and act.Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)ISBN (or other code): 978-92-9139-214-8
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Madagascar: country case study report - How law and regulation supports disaster risk reduction
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) ; United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - UNDP, 2014This report considers the extent to which disaster risk reduction (DRR) is mainstreamed into the disaster risk management laws and institutions in Madagascar. It identifies key laws and regulations in the area of disaster risk management (DRM), especially those applicable nationwide. It finds that these legal frameworks currently focus more on response and recovery than on prevention and DRR. Legislation also provides for DRM bodies at all levels of government administration, including at the community level, although the establishment and effective functioning of these bodies remains a challe ...
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Available online: http://drr-law.org/resources/Madagascar-Case-Study.pdf
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) ; United Nations Development Programme
Published by: UNDP ; 2014This report considers the extent to which disaster risk reduction (DRR) is mainstreamed into the disaster risk management laws and institutions in Madagascar. It identifies key laws and regulations in the area of disaster risk management (DRM), especially those applicable nationwide. It finds that these legal frameworks currently focus more on response and recovery than on prevention and DRR. Legislation also provides for DRM bodies at all levels of government administration, including at the community level, although the establishment and effective functioning of these bodies remains a challenge, due in particular to a lack of resources. The report concludes that although, at a practical level, Madagascar has made considerable progress in preparedness through implementing early warning systems, and many community-level projects are building DRR capacity at the local level, they are not yet well supported by legislative mandates.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Capacity development ; Disaster Risk Management (DRM) ; Early warning systems ; Case/ Case study ; Madagascar
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Hyogo Framework for Action, post 2015: what would we like to see - Voices from the field
Picard Mary; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) ; United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - UNDP, 2014The aim of this report is to support legislators, public administrators, DRR and development practitioners and advocates to prepare and implement effective disaster risk management (DRM) legal frameworks for their country’s needs, drawing on examples and experience from other countries.
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Desktop Study on Assessment of Capacity Gaps and Needs of South East Asia Countries in Addressing Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Variability and Climate Change
Alam M.; Asian Institute of Technology ; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) - Adaptation Knowledge Platform, 2011This report presents the findings of desktop research that examined the extent to which Southeast Asian countries are prepared for anticipated climate change impacts. It is divided into separate country profiles and includes analysis of the following countries: Lao PDR, Viet Nam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Union of Myanmar and Malaysia. Each profile describes an individual country’s attributes, anticipated climate change impacts, vulnerability, necessary adaptation measures and cross-sectoral institutional settings. Each profile concludes with a summary of key gaps, constr ...
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