Toward Resilience: A Guide to Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate
Change Adaptation is an introductory resource for development and
humanitarian practitioners working with populations at risk of
disasters and other impacts of climate change. It is aimed at
program management, advisory and technical staff of development and
humanitarian organizations, and seeks to strengthen staff
understanding of the basic approaches and principals that can be
applied to disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation
initiatives. It also provides practical guidance on how to
integrate disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation
into the program cycle and adapt activities to a range of contexts
and development and humanitarian sectors.This guide includes
examples from practitioners' experiences that illustrate good
practice and learning, and suggests tools and resources that
practitioners find useful. This book is a core resource developed
as part of the Emergency Capacity Building (ECB) project. The ECB
Project is a collaborative effort comprised of six agencies: CARE
International, Catholic Relief Services, Mercy Corps, Oxfam, Save
the Children and World Vision International. Available in English
and French editions.
General
Imprint: |
Practical Action Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
2013 |
First published: |
2013 |
Authors: |
Marilise Turnbull
• Charlotte Sterrett
• Amy Hilleboe
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Dimensions: |
210 x 148 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
192 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-85339-788-2 |
Subtitles: |
English
|
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-85339-788-1 |
Barcode: |
9781853397882 |
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