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The humanitarian community in Pakistan launched the Pakistan Initial Floods Emergency Response Plan (PIFERP) on 11 August seeking an initial US$ 459 million for the immediate relief needs of flood...
Guidelines developed over the course of three workshops:
Flood Forecasting and Disaster Response Workshop (Tegucigalpa, Honduras, April 1999)
International Symposium on Flood...
This guide for education leaders and facilities developers focuses on the safety of school buildings and their occupants. Noting the economic losses and social disruption caused by building damage...
An act strengthening the Phillippine disaster risk reduction and management system, providing for the national disaster risk reduction and management framwork and institutionalzing the national...
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) being the lead agency at the federal level for coordination and management of the whole spectrum of disaster management including preparedness,...
Most houses in rural India are masonry houses. The masonry walls are built with burnt clay brick or natural stone masonry. Many choices are made across India for the roof. For instance, a sloping...
This overview covers the basic terminology and concepts that are used in the fact sheets, and summarizes the common themes related to infrastructure (Water supply system, solid waste, sanitation...
We all feel emotionl, we all get upset, can feel low, angry and overjoyed, but when do these emotional responses become something of abnormal ?
Disasters have an enormous and significant negative impact on development of key sectors of economy like agriculture, infrastructure, housing, health, and education and above all the environment,...
This document can also be found on the official website of the Federal Emergency Management Agency website: https://www.fema.gov/.
This Guide summarizes...