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Disaster risk reduction is the first line of defense in adapting to climate change. Accordingly GFDRR’s basic approach is to build resilience now for better adaptation to a changing climate....
This book documents the methodology and findings from an Architecture Sans Frontières (ASF-UK) action research workshop, Change by Design, undertaken in Nairobi, Kenya, which explored the...
In 2011, the Government of Lesotho secured funding from the Global Environment Facility’s Least Developed Country Fund to reduce the negative impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities. A...
This book documents the methodology and findings from an Architecture Sans Frontières (ASF-UK) action research workshop, Change by Design, undertaken in Nairobi, Kenya, which explored the...
This document can also be found on the official website of the UN-Habitat: unhabitat.org. This brief report addresses the relationship between urbanisation, urban vulnerabilities, humanitarian...
This report—prepared through a consultative process with Government and other stakeholders in the Arab World—assesses the potential effects of climate change on the Arab region and outlines...
Review of the legal changes Ethiopia is making to their land administration system. This includes land registration and certification.
This document can also be found on the official website of UNICEF at https://www.unicef.org/
This document captures the shared experiences of...
The examples on which I will draw include those of Alto Mayo where 7, 000 homes were rebuilt after the 1990 earthquake and the regional reconstruction Program undertaken by the Corporation...
This paper presents an integrated analytic framework for tackling climate change through mainstreaming disaster risk management into overall development planning in urban areas. It discusses the...