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The impact of natural disasters on the older population is unlikely to diminish in the years to come due to the increasing number of older persons in Malaysia. Recent trends with respect to...
Special Issue 36, September 2007. Report on South Asia Earthquake. Includes sections: How to Work on Floods, 200 Flood Recovery Agenda for International Agencies: Lessons from the Tsunami...
The floods that hit Pakistan in 2010 were the worst in the country’s
history. The humanitarian response achieved remarkable successes in
minimising the immediate loss of life and...
Overview of ACTED’s permaculture and shelter programme in Northern Sindh
This paper describes the management of disaster relief post the Orissa Cyclone.
This report describes the outcome of a number of workshops in the humanitarian sector.
This workshop looks at how to quantify the impacts of different hazards upon housing and infrastructure.
Special Issue 35, August 2007. Main sections: Vulnerable communities at the center of results, CBDRM as a disaster reduction approach is on a tipping point, communities as the base of disaster...
Extreme regular flooding in Nepal results in significant loss of life, property, and livelihoods (Practical Action, 2016; Bhandari et al., 2018). The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM)...
This report captures first person accounts of the experiences of vulnerable and marginalised women in floods in Nepal and Peru. It provides an intersectional perspective on how Early Warning...