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Nigeria national capacity assessment report on disaster risk reduction
Dia AliouMamadou; Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative (CADRI); Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); et al. - United Nations, 2012This publication identifies gaps and challenges Nigeria is currently facing to fully engage in preventing, mitigating and reducing natural disaster risks. The assessment is also an opportunity to clearly identify existing capacities both at national and state levels, to understand desired capacities, and to propose recommendations on how they can be further developed and strengthened.
It focuses on national and state capacities for disaster risk reduction (DRR) using the indicators set for the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action. It looks into five technical areas o ...
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Available online: http://preventionweb.net/go/28963
AliouMamadou Dia ; Capacity for Disaster Reduction Initiative ; Food and Agriculture Organization (Rome, Italia) ; International Organization for Migration ; National Emergency Management Agency (Nigeria) ; United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (Switzerland) ; United Nations Development Programme ; United Nations Refugees Agency ; United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ; United Nations Population Fund
Published by: United Nations ; 2012This publication identifies gaps and challenges Nigeria is currently facing to fully engage in preventing, mitigating and reducing natural disaster risks. The assessment is also an opportunity to clearly identify existing capacities both at national and state levels, to understand desired capacities, and to propose recommendations on how they can be further developed and strengthened.
It focuses on national and state capacities for disaster risk reduction (DRR) using the indicators set for the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action. It looks into five technical areas of capacity development: (i) ownership, (ii) institutional arrangements, (iii) competencies, (iv) working tools and resources, and (v) relationships/coordination.Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Capacity development ; Natural hazards ; Nigeria
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Recognise the strength of women and girls in reducing disaster risks: stories from Viet Nam
This publication aims to raise awareness on the importance of gender equality and women’s empowerment. It aims to tell the story behind the larger issues and show the visible force behind lasting change. For example, how a girl saved her father’s life from drowning; how a woman is devoting all her time and energy into teaching ethnic minority children how to better protect themselves; how girls express their concerns for an uncertain future in their own innovative way; how working with women in disaster preparedness and response can achieve better results, and through many more truly inspirati ...
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Available online: http://www.preventionweb.net/files/29260_28791sin15p3je9s5vjcjm6mm1eh2ufuta1.pdf
Miguel Coulier ; Ian Wilderspinc ; Pernille Goodall ; Adventist Development and Relief Agency ; CARE International ; European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection DG ; Inter Press Service International Association ; United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (Switzerland) ; United Nations Development Programme ; United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Published by: United Nations ; 2012This publication aims to raise awareness on the importance of gender equality and women’s empowerment. It aims to tell the story behind the larger issues and show the visible force behind lasting change. For example, how a girl saved her father’s life from drowning; how a woman is devoting all her time and energy into teaching ethnic minority children how to better protect themselves; how girls express their concerns for an uncertain future in their own innovative way; how working with women in disaster preparedness and response can achieve better results, and through many more truly inspirational stories. It hopes to inspire the reader to take action now for the future generations to come.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Capacity development ; Gender ; Vulnerability ; Disaster prevention and preparedness ; Viet Nam
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Disaster risk reduction in school curricula: case studies from thirty countries
Selby David; Kagawa Fumiyo; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); et al. - UNESCO, 2012This 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 related curriculum development and integration, pedagogy, student assessment, teacher professional development and guidance, learning outcomes and policy development, planning and implementation aspects covering thirty countries.
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Available online: http://www.preventionweb.net/files/26470_drrincurriculamapping30countriesfin.pdf
David Selby ; Fumiyo Kagawa ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ; United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (Switzerland)
Published by: UNESCO, UNICEF ; 2012This 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 related curriculum development and integration, pedagogy, student assessment, teacher professional development and guidance, learning outcomes and policy development, planning and implementation aspects covering thirty countries.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)ISBN (or other code): 978-92-3-001087-4
Tags: Capacity development ; Education ; Natural hazards ; Avalanche ; Severe cold ; Tropical cyclone ; Drought ; Earthquake ; Flood ; Heat wave ; Locust infestation ; Landslide ; Tornado ; Tsunami ; Volcanic Eruption ; Wildfire ; Angola ; Armenia ; Bangladesh ; Benin ; British Caribbean Territories ; Cambodia ; Chile ; Costa Rica ; Cuba ; Egypt ; Fiji ; France ; Georgia ; Indonesia ; Japan ; Kazakhstan ; Lao People’s Democratic Republic ; Lesotho ; Madagascar ; Malawi ; Maldives ; Myanmar ; Nepal ; New Zealand ; Nicaragua ; Nigeria ; Peru ; Philippines ; Russian Federation ; Türkiye
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Disaster risk reduction and young children : assessing needs at the community level
Hayden Jacqueline; Cologon Kathy; Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood (ARNEC); et al. - ARNEC, 2012This guidebook provides background information on Early Childhood Development (ECD) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), and sets out processes for assessing the capacity and needs at community levels to further identify future steps to improve ECD in DRR. Furthermore, it addresses the vulnerability faced by children and the efforts to mitigate underlying causes of these vulnerabilities. Beyond national and international, policy and political issues, DRR occurs within communities and at the programme level. DRR processes and activities have the potential to address the special needs of young chi ...
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Available online: http://www.preventionweb.net/files/27602_asiachildrendisasterriskreduction3s.pdf
Jacqueline Hayden ; Kathy Cologon ; Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood ; United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (Switzerland) ; Macquarie University
Published by: ARNEC ; 2012This guidebook provides background information on Early Childhood Development (ECD) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), and sets out processes for assessing the capacity and needs at community levels to further identify future steps to improve ECD in DRR. Furthermore, it addresses the vulnerability faced by children and the efforts to mitigate underlying causes of these vulnerabilities. Beyond national and international, policy and political issues, DRR occurs within communities and at the programme level. DRR processes and activities have the potential to address the special needs of young children and research indicates that resilience within the ECD sector could be an important DRR factor for young children.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Capacity development ; Disaster Risk Management (DRM) ; Vulnerability ; Social aspects ; Region II - Asia ; Region V - South-West Pacific
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Sustainable development 20 years on from the Earth Summit: progress, gaps and strategic guidelines for Latin America and the Caribbean
ECLAC, 2012This report describes the progress achieved in relation to sustainable development since 1992 and the gaps still remaining. It is divided into two parts: (i) of the main traits of development in Latin America and the Caribbean in the past 20 years, particularly those which touch upon economic, social and environmental aspects such as the reduction of exposure to disasters; and (ii) proposed guidelines for moving towards sustainable development in the region.
The guidelines recommend: (i) creating synergies among inclusion, social protection, human security, empowerment of peopl ...
Sustainable development 20 years on from the Earth Summit: progress, gaps and strategic guidelines for Latin America and the Caribbean
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Available online: http://www.zeeli.pro.br/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/UN-CEPAL-2012-SD-20-Years-on- [...]
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean ; United Nations Environment Programme ; United Nations Development Programme ; United Nations Population Fund ; Food and Agriculture Organization (Rome, Italia) ; UN-Habitat ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ; United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (Switzerland) ; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ; World Food Programme ; International Labour Organization (Geneva, Switzerland) ; World Tourism Organization ; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ; United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification ; United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Published by: ECLAC ; 2012This report describes the progress achieved in relation to sustainable development since 1992 and the gaps still remaining. It is divided into two parts: (i) of the main traits of development in Latin America and the Caribbean in the past 20 years, particularly those which touch upon economic, social and environmental aspects such as the reduction of exposure to disasters; and (ii) proposed guidelines for moving towards sustainable development in the region.
The guidelines recommend: (i) creating synergies among inclusion, social protection, human security, empowerment of people, disaster risk reduction (DRR) and environmental protection; (ii) measuring the sustainability of development; (iii) internalizing environmental, and social costs and benefits of public and private economic decisions; (iv) improving the coordination and consistency of public action in relation to sustainable development policies; (v) producing and disseminating statistics and information on the environment and sustainable development; (vi) formulating better policies based on a more informed, participatory process; and (vii) strengthening education, culture, science and technology in order to build human capital for sustainability.Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Natural hazards ; Sustainable development ; Multi-hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) ; Guide ; Latin America ; Caribbean ; Region IV - North America, Central America and the Caribbean
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From Transition to Transformation: Sustainable and Inclusive Development in Europe and Central Asia
UNDP, 2012"A report on sustainable development in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, prepared by 13 UN agencies, has highlighted the need for the region to remove fossil fuel subsidies, invest in green jobs, and establish social protection floors in order to ensure a sustainable future."
Source: iisd.org
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Children and Climate Change: Children’s Vulnerability to Climate Change and Disaster Impacts in East Asia and the Pacific
UNICEF, 2011
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One planet, Many people. Latin America and the Caribbean Atlas of our Changing Environment
UNEP, 2010Latin America and the Caribbean is the richest region of the planet in terms of its biological diversity that ranges from marmosets, jaguars and parrots to orchids, palms and
cacao trees.
This diversity is sustained by the abundance of its ecosystems such as tropical forests and wealth
in natural resources and reflected too in the mosaic of cultures and people that live there. The
environment of Latin America and the Caribbean also reflects the interaction between human
activities and natural processes, both past and present.
These sometimes drama ...
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UNICEF Annual Report
As the only UN development and humanitarian agency wholly dedicated to children, UNICEF assisted more than 150 countries and territories in 2009, the year of the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Annual Report 2009 emphasizes UNICEF’s unwavering commitment to children in its achievement of results and the global challenges the organization faced.
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