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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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The year of recurring disasters: a review of natural disasters in 2012
This report examines four topics: (i) disasters in 2012, with a focus on recurring disasters; (ii) the role of regional organizations in disaster risk management; (iii) wildfires; and (iv) the important role of women in disaster risk management. It highlights the value given by governments and other actors in working together to prevent disasters and, to a lesser extent, to respond to disasters occurring in the region. It also features the development of strong regional initiatives and different mechanisms for encouraging collaboration, including frameworks for disaster risk reduction, regiona ...
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Available online: https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-year-of-recurring-disasters-a-review-of-n [...]
Published by: Brookings Institution, the ; 2013
This report examines four topics: (i) disasters in 2012, with a focus on recurring disasters; (ii) the role of regional organizations in disaster risk management; (iii) wildfires; and (iv) the important role of women in disaster risk management. It highlights the value given by governments and other actors in working together to prevent disasters and, to a lesser extent, to respond to disasters occurring in the region. It also features the development of strong regional initiatives and different mechanisms for encouraging collaboration, including frameworks for disaster risk reduction, regional military protocols, joint training exercises and regional insurance schemes.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free), Hard copyTags: Natural hazards ; Disaster Risk Financing, Disaster risk transfer ; Food Safety ; Region VI - Europe ; Bangladesh ; Chad ; China ; Gambia ; Guatemala ; Haiti ; India ; Iran, Islamic Republic of ; Madagascar ; Mali ; Mauritania ; Niger ; Pakistan ; Peru ; Philippines ; Russian Federation ; Senegal ; United States of America
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The geography of poverty, disasters and climate extremes in 2030
ODI, 2013This report examines the relationship between disasters and poverty. It concludes that, without concerted action, there could be up to 325 million extremely poor people living in the 49 countries most exposed to the full range of natural hazards and climate extremes in 2030. It maps out where the poorest people are likely to live and develops a range of scenarios to identify potential patterns of vulnerability to extreme weather and earthquakes – who is going to be vulnerable and why. These scenarios are dynamic: they consider how the threats may change, which countries face the greatest risk ...
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Available online: http://www.odi.org.uk/sites/odi.org.uk/files/odi-assets/publications-opinion-fil [...]
The Met.Office (United Kingdom) ; Overseas Development Institute (United Kingdom) ; Risk Management Solutions (RMS)
Published by: ODI ; 2013This report examines the relationship between disasters and poverty. It concludes that, without concerted action, there could be up to 325 million extremely poor people living in the 49 countries most exposed to the full range of natural hazards and climate extremes in 2030. It maps out where the poorest people are likely to live and develops a range of scenarios to identify potential patterns of vulnerability to extreme weather and earthquakes – who is going to be vulnerable and why. These scenarios are dynamic: they consider how the threats may change, which countries face the greatest risk and what role can be played by disaster risk management (DRM).
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Climate change ; Disaster Risk Management (DRM) ; Drought ; Region II - Asia ; Region I - Africa ; Bangladesh ; Ethiopia ; Democratic Republic of Congo ; Kenya ; Madagascar ; Nepal ; Nigeria ; Pakistan ; South Sudan ; Sudan ; Uganda
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Better laws, safer communities? Emerging themes on how legislation can support disaster risk reduction
IFRC, 2013This short pamphlet sets out some preliminary findings from a 2-year comparative study of legislation for disaster risk reduction in 26 countries.
Better laws, safer communities? Emerging themes on how legislation can support disaster risk reduction
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Available online: http://www.ifrc.org/PageFiles/49635/IFRC_better-laws-safer-communities_2013.pdf
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Published by: IFRC ; 2013This short pamphlet sets out some preliminary findings from a 2-year comparative study of legislation for disaster risk reduction in 26 countries.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Capacity development ; Multi-hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) ; Legislation ; Case/ Case study ; Angola ; Ethiopia ; Albania ; Italy ; Kazakhstan ; Nepal ; Ukraine ; Austria ; Brazil ; China ; Guatemala ; India ; Madagascar ; Nicaragua ; Nigeria ; United States of America ; Vanuatu ; Viet Nam ; Algeria ; Australia ; Colombia ; Dominican Republic ; Ecuador ; Indonesia ; Namibia ; New Zealand ; Peru ; Philippines ; Saint Lucia ; Uruguay
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Climate vulnerability monitor
DARA, 2012The Climate Vulnerability Monitor 2nd Edition reveals that climate change has already held back global development and inaction is a leading global cause of death. Harm is most acute for poor and vulnerable groups but no country is spared either the costs of inaction or the benefits of an alternative path.
Commissioned by the world’s most vulnerable countries and backed by high-level and technical panels, the new Monitor estimates human and economic impacts of climate change and the carbon economy for 184 countries in 2010 and 2030, across 34 indicators.
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Available online: http://daraint.org/climate-vulnerability-monitor/climate-vulnerability-monitor-2 [...]
Published by: DARA ; 2012 (2nd ed.)
The Climate Vulnerability Monitor 2nd Edition reveals that climate change has already held back global development and inaction is a leading global cause of death. Harm is most acute for poor and vulnerable groups but no country is spared either the costs of inaction or the benefits of an alternative path.
Commissioned by the world’s most vulnerable countries and backed by high-level and technical panels, the new Monitor estimates human and economic impacts of climate change and the carbon economy for 184 countries in 2010 and 2030, across 34 indicators.Notes: Pdf version [35Mb] available here
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Climate ; Climate change ; Vulnerability ; Afghanistan ; Albania ; Algeria ; Angola ; Antigua and Barbuda ; Argentina ; Armenia ; Austria ; Australia ; Azerbaijan ; Bahamas ; Bahrain ; Bangladesh ; Barbados ; Belarus ; Belgium ; Belize ; Benin ; Bhutan ; Bolivia, Plurinacional State of ; Bosnia and Herzegovina ; Botswana ; Brazil ; Bulgaria ; Brunei Darussalam ; Burkina Faso ; Burundi ; Cambodia ; Cameroon ; Canada ; Cape Verde ; Central Africa ; Chad ; Chile ; China ; Colombia ; Comoros ; Costa Rica ; Côte d'Ivoire ; Croatia ; Cuba ; Cyprus ; Czech Republic ; Democratic Republic of Congo ; Denmark ; Djibouti ; Dominica ; Dominican Republic ; Ecuador ; Egypt ; El Salvador ; Equatorial Guinea ; Eritrea ; Estonia ; Ethiopia ; Fiji ; Finland ; France ; Gabon ; Georgia ; Germany ; Ghana ; Greece ; Greenland ; Guatemala ; Guinea ; Guinea-Bissau ; Guyana ; Haiti ; Honduras ; Hungary ; Iceland ; India ; Indonesia ; Iran, Islamic Republic of ; Iraq ; Ireland ; Israel ; Italy ; Jamaica ; Japan ; Jordan ; Kazakhstan ; Kenya ; Kiribati ; Kuwait ; Kyrgyzstan ; Lao People’s Democratic Republic ; Latvia ; Lebanon ; Lesotho ; Liberia ; Libya (State of) ; Lithuania ; Luxembourg ; Republic of North Macedonia ; Madagascar ; Malawi ; Malaysia ; Maldives ; Mali ; Malta ; Marshall Islands ; Mauritania ; Mauritius ; Mexico ; Micronesia, Federated States of ; Republic of Moldova ; Mongolia ; Morocco ; Mozambique ; Namibia ; Nepal ; Netherlands ; Nicaragua ; Niger ; Nigeria ; Norway ; Democratic People's Republic of Korea ; Oman ; Pakistan ; Panama ; Papua New Guinea ; Paraguay ; Peru ; Philippines ; Poland ; Portugal ; Qatar ; Congo ; Romania ; Russian Federation ; Rwanda ; Saint Lucia ; Samoa ; Sao Tome and Principe ; Saudi Arabia ; Senegal ; Seychelles ; Sierra Leone ; Singapore ; Slovakia ; Slovenia ; Solomon Islands ; Somalia ; South Africa ; Republic of Korea ; Spain ; Sri Lanka ; Sudan ; Suriname ; Eswatini ; Sweden ; Switzerland ; Syrian Arab Republic ; Tajikistan ; United Republic of Tanzania ; Thailand ; Gambia ; Togo ; Tonga ; Trinidad and Tobago ; Tunisia ; Türkiye ; Turkmenistan ; Tuvalu ; Uganda ; Ukraine ; United Arab Emirates ; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ; United States of America ; Uruguay ; Uzbekistan ; Vanuatu ; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ; Viet Nam ; Yemen ; Zambia ; Zimbabwe ; Grenada ; Palau ; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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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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Southern Africa disaster risk reduction plan, 2012-2014
Aligning with the priorities outlined in the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters, this plan responds to the need to develop a longer-term strategic approach that helps articulate funding and program priorities to allow for comprehensive disaster programming that reduces future humanitarian needs in the Southern Africa region. It presents the disaster risk reduction DRR activities selected for implementation in coordination with other USG agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), U.N. agencies, other donors, higher educati ...
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Southern Africa - Floods and Cyclones Overview of 2010/2011 Rainfall Season : December 2010 to May 2011
OCHA, 2011I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES
· In total, an estimated 708,000 people were affected by floods and/or storms in southern Africa this rainfall season, with 314,361 either displaced or evacuated and 477 people killed.
· In comparison with the previous four seasons, the 2010/2011 flood season was average in terms of number of people affected, although the number of deaths was markedly high.
· Heavy rains early in the season affected Mozambique, South Africa and Lesotho. South Africa, which is usually not seriously affected by flooding, experienced large-scale devastation.
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Sistema de Observações do Ciclo Hidrológico da SADC (SADC-HYCOS) : Documento de implementação aprovado
Organização Meteorológica Mundial (OMM) ; Departamento de Recursos Hídricos e Florestais (DWAF) ; Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros ; et al. - Organização Meteorológica Mundial (OMM), 2003FASE II DA SADC-HYCOS
Um projecto sob o Plano de Acção Estratégico Regional da SADC para o Desenvolvimento e Gestão de Recursos Hídricos Integrados na Sub-Região da SADC
Consolidação e expansão do sistema de o documento de implementação aprovado outubro de 2008
Observação do ciclo hidrológico na subregião da SADC (SADC-HYCOS)
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Système d’observation du cycle hydrologique de la SADC (SADC-HYCOS) : Document de mise en oeuvre approuvé
Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM); Département des eaux et des forêts (DWAF) ; Ministère des affaires étrangères ; et al. - OMM, 2003CDAA-HYCOS - PHASE II, Un plan d’action stratégique régional pour le développement et la gestion intégrée des ressources hydrologiques dans la sous-région de la communauté de Développement de l’Afrique Australe.
Renforcement et expansion du système d’observation du cycle hydraulique dans la sous-région de l’Afrique Australe (CDAAHYCOS)
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Guidelines for the study of shoreline change in the western Indian Ocean region
Kairu Kuria; Nyandwi Ntahondi; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - UNESCO, 2000 (Manuals and guides-No. 40)This manual sets out an approach to the identification and monitoring of shoreline change and its causative processes at local and regional scales that is appropriate to the coastal management problems of the region as reported by the regional contributors. The approach aims to promote the targeting of sparse resources on the acquisition and provision of information that is most relevant to the management of the problem. The procedures for monitoring shoreline change and its contributory processes are described, including the use of accessible relevant regional information and data or meta-dat ...
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Manuel de radar météorologique : projet pour l'établissement d'un système de prévision des cyclones à Madagascar
Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM); Rajaonarivelo Olivier A.; Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement (PNUD) - OMM, 1976
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Méthodologie d'interprétation des échos radar : projet pour l'établissement d'un système de prévision des cyclones à Madagascar
Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM); Rajaonarivelo Olivier A.; Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement (PNUD) - OMM, 1976
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Acclimate: un projet et un portail pour l'adaptation au changement climatique des îles de la Commission de l'Océan Indien
Les îles de la COI (Union des Comores, Madagascar, Maurice, France/Réunion, Seychelles) sont en première ligne face au changement climatique. Alors qu’elles contribuent de manière négligeable aux émissions de gaz à effet de serre, elles risquent de subir des dégâts énormes et potentiellement irréversibles au niveau de l’environnement, de l’économie et de la société.
L’adaptation au changement climatique est donc pour elles une priorité absolue, nécessitant la mise en place d’actions appropriées et un soutien important de la part de la communauté internationale.
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