Disaster risk reduction documents
From policy reports and briefing documents to case studies and research papers, you will find all documents on disaster risk reduction here.
Student congratulations certificates
Certificates awarded to the group of pupils whose floating garden has supported the most weight.
4th National Knowledge Convention Bangla (Booklet)
Abstracts of 4th National Knowledge Convention in Bangla
4th National Knowledge Convention English
Abstracts of 4th National Knowledge Convention proceedings in English
A cost-benefit analysis of Practical Action’s livelihood-centred disaster risk reduction project in Nepal
This study provides a systematic cost-benefit analysis of a community-based disaster risk management project led by Practical Action in two districts of Nepal over the period 2007 to 2010.
Activity notes for teachers - Welsh
A guide on how to introduce and run the Floating garden challenge with your pupils.
Advocacy and tools workshop notes
Slides from the advocacy and tools workshop at the Develoment from Disasters conference
Agricultural adaptation in Peru
This guidebook presents a selection of technologies for climate change adaptation in the agriculture sector. The 22 technologies showcased have been selected because they facilitate the conservation and restoration of diversity while also providing opportunities for increasing agricultural...
ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY-BASED FLOOD PREPAREDNESS
Bangladesh lies on the flat alluvial plains in the combined delta of three mighty rivers, the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna. Flood is almost an annual affair in Bangladesh. One fifth to one third of the country is flooded each year from June through to October, when nearly two thirds of the...
Bengali Bulletin Falak latest Issue
Fakal is an appropriate technology based half yearly Bengali publication of Practical Action, Bangladesh.
Biogas Use in Reconstruction
Biogas technology can provide essential energy services in a post-disaster context.
Building back better: delivering people-centred housing reconstruction at scale
This book asks whether large-scale reconstruction can be participatory and developmental; can rebuilding be truly people-centred, contributing to breaking the cycle of poverty and dependence?
Community Based Adoption
Community-Based Adaptation: Innovation to Build Resilience: Coastal communities of Bangladesh have been dealing with vulnerabilities with many faces. Salt water intrusion affects their surface and ground waters, leading to severe scarcity of water to drink and to irrigate crop fields....
Community based disaster management plan - chitwan
This book is result of series of interactions among communities in the VDC and stakeholders' workshops in a group of VDCs.
Community based disaster management plan - nawalparasi
This book is result of series of interactions among communities in the VDC and stakeholders' workshops in a group of VDCs.
Conference agenda - Development from disasters
Timetable for the conference: Development from disasters - scaling up owner-driven reconstruction
Coping with disasters
This book contains a series of photographs with short notes depicting some project interventions in Bangladesh.
Coping with disasters - Bangladesh
A booklet summarising Practical Action's work in Bangladesh on coping with, and mitigating against, natural disasters
Coping with disasters - Bangladesh
A short book illustrating how communities in Bangladesh cope with disaster, with photographs and case studies.
Coping with Drought
This paper is based on research carried out in two drought-prone districts of Matabeleland South. Rather than being passive victims waiting for the arrival of humanitarian aid, rual people reliant on agriculture as a main means of making a living having developed coping strategies which enable...
Defining the Community's Role in Disaster Mitigation
This brief shows how addressing the increased vulnerability of people in the South is the only way to manage disasters.
Development from disasters - case studies
Case study slides from the Development from Disasters conference
Development from disasters - scaling up owner-driven reconstruction
This conference, organised by Practical Action, looked at research findings and practical experience of owner-driven reconstruction
Disaster management in nepal: needs for improvement - lessons learned from community-based disaster risk reduction
Policies and practices are generally focused on larger disastrous events, rescue and relief.
Disaster preparedness and prevention (DPP) state of play and strategic orientations for EC policy - working paper
Disaster preparedness and prevention (DPP) state of play and strategic orientations for EC policy - working paper
Disaster risk reduction policy brief
The document depicts process of community based disaster management planning at community and VDC level.
Earthquake Resistant housing
This Brief shows simple methods to make houses safer during earthquakes.
Elements of disaster resilience: lessons from Bangladesh
A compliation of six booklets published under Mainstreaming livelihood-centred approaches to disaster management
Emergency Preparedness Plans
This document addresses plans that resulted from the experience carried out in the emergency preparedness project in Peru.
Emergency Preparedness Plans - Plans D'Urgence
This document addresses plans that resulted from the experience carried out in the emergency preparedness project in Peru.
Floating Garden Challenge Power point
An power point presentation to introduce and run the Floating Garden Challenge.
Floating garden poster
A poster to show pupils how people in Bangladesh build a floating garden
Flood Resilient Rice Cultivation
This a brochure on BRRI Rice 51 and 52. These are the most modern and popular flood resilient rice variety in Bangladesh. This brochure is about characteristics and cultivation method of these variety.
Flood Resistant Housing
Bangladesh has regular floods putting people at risk. This brief describes some flood resistant housing options.
From vulnerability to resilience (V2R)
From Vulnerability to Resilience (V2R) is a framework for analysis and action to reduce vulnerability and strengthen the resilience of individuals, households and communities. The framework sets out the key factors that contribute to peoples' vulnerability, namely, hazards and stresses, fragile...
Good practices for community resilience
This document gives a narrative account of good practices of the Mainstreaming livelihood-centred approaches to disaster management project in Bangladesh from January 2006 to December 2008, identifies achievements, successes and lessons learned with respect to increasing the resilience of the...
Impacts of Climate Change in Nepal: Voices of the People
Based on field observations, information and interactions with communities in Nepal, this report compiles the outcomes of the studies conducted by Practical Action's Nepal office between 2007 and 2009, which brings out the communities' perceptions and concerns in respect to climate change, and...
Impacts of Climate Change in Nepal: Voices of the People
Based on field observations, information and interactions with communities in Nepal, this report compiles the outcomes of the studies conducted by Practical Action's Nepal office between 2007 and 2009, which brings out the communities' perceptions and concerns in respect to climate change, and...
Integrating approaches seminar - posters angelica ospina
Climate Change Resilience in Vulnerable Communities: The role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).
Integrating approaches: sustainable livelihoods, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation
Disasters and climate change are increasingly influencing the attainment of development objectives.
Kerosene and LPG for Reconstruction
Kerosene and LPG can provide essential energy services in a post-disaster context.
Lalith Lankatilleke - Reconstruction: a community-based approach through the people’s process of development
Keynote speech at the Development from Disasters conference
Livelihood centred approaches to disaster risk reduction
This brief note describes disaster, disaster risk, and its management in the cycle, ie before, during and post disaster situations.
Mainstreaming livelihood centred approaches to disaster risk reduction
An illustrated project information brochure in English and Nepali, outlining the mainstreaming livelihood centred approaches to disaster risk reduction project methodology and expected outputs.
Mainstreaming livelihood centred approaches to disaster risk reduction
A more detailed report on the mainstreaming livelihood centred approaches to disaster risk reduction project