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A call to action: invest in disaster risk reduction
This week governments, civil society, academia and the private sector are coming together in Geneva at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction to discuss the progress made on reducing the risks and impacts from disasters. Outside of the disaster risk reduction world, this might not sound like a big deal. But – and I realise I’m biased here – it really should be. If you are reading this blog post, this may be a case of preaching to the choir. However, just in case you need some convincing, let me elaborate a little on why.
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May,
2019
May,
2019
Flood Resilience Measurement for Communities: Boosting community resilience
This year’s Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction calls for locally-led, inclusive action to prevent disasters and boost resilience for all at-risk groups. With the Flood Resilience Measurement for Communities (FRMC) the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance offers an innovative and inclusive approach for kick-starting community flood resilience through local co-generation and decision-making processes, enriched through systems analysis.
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May,
2019
May,
2019
What do Flood Resilience and Nepalese Thali have in common?
After four years as a member of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance (“the Alliance”), I had the opportunity to catch a glimpse of our work in West Nepal. Practical Action and our local partner, CSDR, have been working for 5 years to support communities to become more resilient to the river Karnali’s floods.
06
May,
2019
May,
2019
Let’s make a deal for resilient cities
For the first time in history, more people live in cities than in rural areas. Although cities hold the promise of a better future, the reality is that many cities cannot live up to expectations. Too often, cities lack the resources to provide even the most basic services to their inhabitants, and cities all over the world fail to protect their people effectively against the onslaught of natural disasters or climate change.
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February,
2019
February,
2019
Webinar: Approaches in stakeholder participation for resilience
The Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance and the Climate Information Services Research Initiative (CISRI) will be co-hosting a Webinar on the importance of and the challenges with including, involving and working alongside the communities and institutions who are affected by climate variability, change and hazards. The presenters will share their experiences of these approaches, examining what the projects have learned about effective stakeholder engagement and participation in complex systems, and how they contribute to resilience and sustainability.
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January,
2019
January,
2019
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2020
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We have the data, and now what?
The Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance has launched a new guidance document to help practitioners use the data gathered through the Flood Resilience Measurement for Communities to plan appropr...
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We have the data, and now what?
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2019
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Towards a step-change on Loss & Damage
Making use of mutuality-solidarity-accountability-transparency principles The Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM) for Loss and Damage and its ongoing review were hot topics at COP25. Hope...
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Foundations for change: what we’ve learned in year 1
The Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance entered its second phase in July 2018. Since then we have worked hard at creating an effective, collaborative, and innovative approach to disaster resili...
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Invest in long-term resilience to prepare for a 1.5 degree plus world
Global Resilience Partnership Press Release 05 December COP25, Madrid, Spain. The world has made significant development progress over the past decades, but these gains have been uneven a...
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Towards a step-change on Loss & Damage
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