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This technical brief looks at the role of contigency planning and emergency preparedness in early response based on RELPA-ELMT program experiences. The history of contigency planning in the region...
This book presents stories of real communities in three countries struggling with conflict,
drought management and loss of lives and property through floods. It provides a context
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Case study on the city of Nairobi and Risk and Disaster management
A Case Study of Policy on Informal Settlements. Includes information on housing, financing, maintenance, poverty and land tenure.
Kenya was the first country in the world to use mobile phones for cash transfers; through a service called M-PESA, developed by Safaricom Limited. Concern Worldwide has pioneered the use of M-PESA...
This Compendium is a pioneering collection of case studies describing area-based approaches to urban challenges (2010-2019). The case studies were sourced from multiple agencies, collected by the...
How can relief and development programs promote resilience in regions that experience recurrent crises? The six case studies in this document describe some of the ways that CRS has responded to...
The cash for shelter project in Kalobeyei highlights how UNHCR uses cash assistance to help refugees to transition to more durable solutions, in this case, integration with the host community. The...
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...
The project aims to reduce constrains imposed by inappropriate legislation and unsuitable procedures and their negative impact on the livelihoods of the urban poor. The stated goal and purpose of...