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Implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management [PDF]

International Journal of Disaster Risk Management
The high mortality rates resulting from the disaster have led to significant losses. This study is of utmost importance as it aims to evaluate the implementation of the four thematic areas of disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) in the Secondary Public Schools located in the Province of Benguet Philippines.
K. Balanggoy, Henderson
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Disaster Risk Reduction in the Built Environment in Sri Lanka- An overview [PDF]

, 2013
Natural disasters have long-term implications on sustainable development. They mainly destroy the built environment thereby hindering economic and social development, and causing environment degradation.
Amaratunga, Dilanthi, Haigh, Richard, Ginige, Kanchana   +2 more
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MANTRA: development and localization of a mobile educational health game targeting low literacy players in low and middle income countries

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Mobile technology is increasingly important for delivering public health interventions to remote populations. This research study developed, piloted, and assessed a serious game for mobile devices that teaches geohazard, maternal, and neonatal
Sonja Mueller, Delphine Soriano, Andrei Boscor, Naomi Saville, Abriti Arjyal, Sushil Baral, Maureen Fordham, Gareth Hearn, Virginie Le Masson, Rachya Kayastha, Patty Kostkova   +10 more
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Buying electricity resilience: using backup generator sales in the United States to understand the role of the private market in resilience

Journal of Infrastructure Preservation and Resilience, 2023
Disruptions to key lifelines, especially electrical power, can cause outsized impacts on human functioning. The state of the art on developed countries has focused on enhancing resilience to electrical grid infrastructure but has neglected to track ...
Daniel Thompson, Gianluca Pescaroli
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Insights into the complementarity of natural disaster insurance purchases and risk reduction behavior

Risk Analysis, 2023
While flooding is the costliest natural disaster risk, public‐sector investments provide incomplete protection. Moreover, individuals are in general reluctant to voluntarily invest in measures which limit damage costs from natural disasters.
S. Rufat, P. J. Robinson, W. Botzen
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Disaster risk reduction measures n Bangladesh [PDF]

, 2012
Disasters damage the entire economy of the country when they predominantly take place in developing countries. While no country in the world is entirely safe, lack of capacity to limit the impact of hazards has made developing countries being the most ...
Parvez, A., Biswas, R., Amaratunga, Dilanthi, Kulatunga, Udayangani, Wedawatta, Gayan   +4 more
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Multiple resilience dividends at the community level: A comparative study of disaster risk reduction interventions in different countries

Climate Risk Management, 2023
Climate-related disasters are increasing in many parts of the world, yet investment in disaster risk reduction (DRR) remains insufficient to manage these risks.
Viktor Rözer, S. Surminski, F. Laurien, C. Mcquistan, R. Mechler   +4 more
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National Health-Oriented Hazard Assessment in Iran Based on the First Priority for Action in Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030

Emergency Medicine International, 2021
Background Understanding disaster risk is the first priority for action based on the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 (SFDRR), and hazard assessment is the first step in the assessment of disaster risks.
H. Khankeh, Yousof Akbari Shahrestanaki, S. Bahrampouri, Mehdi Beyramijam   +3 more
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Disaster risk reduction and G20: A major step forward

Progress in Disaster Science, 2023
Disaster risks are increasing and changing their nature. The global risk landscape is evolving as new risks – many of them arising from cascading and inter-connected hazards – are arising.
R. Shaw, Kamal Kishore
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Challenges with Disaster Mortality Data and Measuring Progress Towards the Implementation of the Sendai Framework

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2019
Disasters exact a heavy toll globally. However, the degree to which we can accurately quantify their impact, in particular mortality, remains challenging.
Helen K. Green, Oliver Lysaght, Dell D. Saulnier, Kevin Blanchard, Alistair Humphrey, Bapon Fakhruddin, Virginia Murray   +6 more
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