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Landslide Mitigation and Disaster Risk Management - Case Studies and...
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Date: Jun 2020
Location: All Countries, Eastern Caribbean, USA, Madagascar, Peru, India

This Collection contains Landslide Mitigation and Disaster Risk Management Case Studies and Good Practice to support humanitarian workers in their operations and interventions for the mitigation...

Migrants and Refugees: Responding to Racism, Discrimination and...
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Date: Jun 2020
Location: All Countries, Columbia, South Africa, Paraguay, Peru, Croatia, Portugal

This collection contains evaluations, guidelines and best practices on responding to racism, discrimination and xenophobia for the protection and integration of refugees and migrants. Current...

Locally Produced Pre-fabricated Transitional Shelters for Remote...
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Publisher(s): Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
Date: Jul 2020
Location: Ecuador

On April 16, 2016, a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador causing serious damage and loss of life in cities and villages located along its central and northern coastal region. The...

Urban Housing Recovery: Compilation of Case Studies from Nepal and...
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Publisher(s): HRRPCRS
Date: Sep 2020
Location: Nepal, Philippines, Haiti, Chile, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Turkey, India

The case studies in this document are set in different scales and geographies, tackling a wide realmof issues connected to urban housing recovery — locally in Nepal and globally. The case studies...

SAFE HAVEN: Sheltering Displaced Persons from Sexual and Gender-Based...
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Publisher(s): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR)University of California (BerkeleySchool of Law)
Date: Sep 2020
Location: Colombia, Haiti, Kenya, Thailand

This document was originally published on the official website of the University of California at: https://humanrights.berkeley.edu/.
This...

Fire Safety in Shelter and Settlements - Case Studies and Reports
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Date: Jun 2020
Location: South Sudan, Chile, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon

This Collection contains case studies and reports relative to context of fire hazards disaster response.
Current guidance comes from leading local and global organizations: Asian Disaster...

Witnessing the Environmental Impacts of War
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Publisher(s): PAX for Peace
Date: May 2021
Location: Iraq, Syria, Colombia, Yemen, Ukraine, Laos DPR and Senegal

This document can also be found on the official website of the Pax for Peace at: https://paxforpeace.nl/. This collaborative report with authors from...

‘Who Holds The Microphone?’ Crisis-Affected Women’s Voices On...
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Publisher(s): IASC
Date: Aug 2021
Location: Bangladesh, Colombia, Jordan, Uganda

This document can also be found on the official website of the InterAgency Standing Committee (IASC):...

Rethink Child Soldiers: A New Approach to the Reintegration of All...
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Publisher(s): War Child UK
Date: Sep 2021
Location: conflict zones, Central African Republic, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, South Sudan

This document can also be found on the official website of War Child UK: warchild.org.uk. This report highlights challenges with...

Flood Resilient Shelter Case Studies and Reports
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Date: May 2020
Location: All Countries, Eastern Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, Colombia, Southern Asia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South-Eastern Asia, Philippines

This Collection contains reports and case studies relative to contexts of flood disaster response. The main topics are centered around how those who have been affected by floods can follow certain...

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