Disaster risk reduction
- Adapting to climate change Practical Action helps communities to identify the best solutions to address the imminent issues ...
- Preparing for floods Appropriate training and technologies are introduced in order for families to dramatically lessen...
- Disaster resilient community What does a disaster resilient community look like?
Poverty, vulnerability and disasters are linked - it is most often the poorest that are worst affected and suffer most. Their poverty makes them more vulnerable. Their capacity to cope with disasters and recover from the effects are constrained by their lack of resources.
But if those people are sufficiently prepared, and have the capacity to cope and recover quickly, droughts, floods and even earthquakes need not be a disaster.
Our solutions
Our approach to disaster risk reduction is based on research and operational experience gained over many years in South Asia, Africa and Peru.
This has shown that secure and sustainable livelihoods not only lift communities out of poverty but also reduce their susceptibility to disasters.
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Blog
A handbook for building resilience
Promoting resilience is a growing area of interest in development. The UK Government’s Humanitari...
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Climate Change and Disasters - What we can do
The Special Report on Managing the Risk from Extreme Events and Disasters for Advancing Adaptatio...
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Angelina Jolie eclipses full-time humanitarians
I just read this in Guardian's G2 magazine about Angelina Jolie winning another humanitarian awar...
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