Toward Resilience - A guide to disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation (Paperback)

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 Spanish ISBN 9781853397882 and French ISBN 9781853397875.

General

Imprint:	Practical Action Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	Marilise Turnbull • Charlotte Sterrett • Amy Hilleboe
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-1-85339-786-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming
LSN:	1-85339-786-5
Barcode:	9781853397868

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