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This report addresses drought, which is considered the major disaster occurring in the Arab region. The report focuses on Syria, considered one of the most economically affected countries by...
This case study highlights the key role of Mozambique’s National Institute of Meteorology in Disaster Risk Management and the capabilities of the early warning system during the 2000 flood event...
This paper discusses the advantages of micro and small enterprises and their environmental benefits.
The theme for OCHA's annual plan for 2011 is œResponding in a Changing World? and it is based on its 2010-2013 Strategic Framework. The pages lay out our financial plan, strategic plan and...
Children in Pakistan remain among the most vulnerable part of the population.” So reads the first line of the National Plan of Action for Children that the Government of Pakistan adopted in 2006...
In humanitarian crises, older people are among the most vulnerable, but their needs and contributions receive little recognition when compared with, for example, children. The United Nations High...
This housing report looks at housing typologies in Nepal, with a focus on traditional Nawari houses in the Kathmandu Valley.
The traditional newari house is usually of rectangular plan...
The education sector in Kosovo includes more than 1200 school facilities. Many of them have been damaged in the conflict 1999/2000 but most of them show the effects of more than a decade of...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council (former National Disaster Coordinating Council) was created by the Philippines Government and lies under the Department of National...
This emergency shelter project supported the recovery of 2,000 households displaced by flooding in Kenya by providing shelter, NFI kits and training. Although procurement challenges around the...