Blogs
Let’s end this era of broken promises on climate change and water, to enable the Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable Development Goal 6 on water and SDG 13 on climate hold the delivery of the development agenda in the balance. How should we step up to integrate action on water, sanitation and hygiene and climate change adaptation and mitigation? Jonathan Farr, Senior Policy Analyst at WaterAid, introduces their new brief.
17
July,
2019
July,
2019
Cyclone Idai casts a shadow over global disaster conference
Geneva – A major international conference on disaster risk reduction will take place under the shadow of Cyclone Idai – a disaster that underscored how little investment the international community makes in protecting vulnerable people from rising disaster risks.
21
May,
2019
May,
2019
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.
17
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.
16
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
Other resources
-
No Data Available
More Blogs
-
2020
-
The importance of disaster risk communication in the time of COVID-19.
Over the past several months we have seen the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe. However, this spread has not been uniform. Countries that are behind in the disease transmission time...
-
Laying in Wait: Responding to the Pandemic Amidst Impending Disasters
On March 25th, the United Nations released an urgent appeal for USD 2 billion in humanitarian assistance for developing countries facing horrific challenges in managing the COVID-19 pandemic...
-
COVID-19: By Your Side
The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing huge frailties in global employment systems, not least the precarious nature of business. Charities are being hit particularly hard by loss of income and fu...
-
Oh no, our event was cancelled! What now?
After having to postpone an in-person learning event that was meant to bring members from across the whole Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance together we brought our knowledge sharing online. ...
-
The importance of disaster risk communication in the time of COVID-19.
Share your resources
Submit a Question
