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Displaying 4 of about 4 resultsDOHA, 19 May 2014 – Qatar is taking major steps to develop a national plan for mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and recovery to address future disaster challenges, improve the coordination and determine key actions.
Sixty Qatari officials representing ministries, city governments and NGOs have just completed an intensive training in Doha under the…
Considering that “disasters are inevitable in countries with high vulnerability index” such as Bangladesh, more options to further reduce the impacts of disaster are important. “Building back better” after a disaster is one of those options – seizing the opportunity to correct the limitations and failures of previous practices, policies, and programs du…
The workshop aims to increase participants' knowledge and understanding of the concept of recovery and “build back better”. It will also seeks to share tools and apply information to a given scenario as simulation and to learn through reflection and discussion of past experiences linked with tools and practices introduced in the workshop.
INCHEON, 10 March 2014 – The Philippines province of Cebu is emerging as a model for recovery four months after Typhoon Haiyan devastated large parts of the country.
Cebu Resilience Taskforce Coordinator Baltz Tribunalo identified several factors behind progress, including vital capacity building support from the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (…