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Leveraging the social welfare chain to provide resilience during disaster

Sharma, Mohita Gangwar; Srivastava, Samir K. - In: International journal of logistics : research and … 19 (2016) 6, pp. 509-519

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National laws for enhancing flood resilience in the context of climate change : potential and shortcomings

Mehryar, Sara; Surminski, Swenja - In: Climate policy 21 (2021) 2, pp. 133-151

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Climate change : disaster risk and building resilience

Cripps, Jerremy - In: AICEI proceedings 15 (2020), pp. 214-221

make changes regarding risk management and the need to build a better program of resilience in the face of change and … uncertainty. This paper is about resilience thinking. We discuss how the capacity to recover from difficulties may be improved … insights on creating resilience in a warming world. Focus is on social rearrangement and activity that may enhance responses to …

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Localized commercial effects from natural disasters : the case of Hurricane Sandy and New York City

Meltzer, Rachel; Ellen, Ingrid Gould; Li, Xiaodi - In: Regional science & urban economics 86 (2021), pp. 1-24

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Direct service and professional development during disaster recovery efforts

Martin, Lucas; Romero, Rafael - In: Business education & accreditation : BEA 12 (2020) 1, pp. 61-70

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Hazards Risk Assessment Methodology for Emergency Managers: A Standardized Framework for Application

Ferrier, Norman; Haque, C. - In: Natural Hazards 28 (2003) 2, pp. 271-290

The public and the decision and policy makers who serve themtoo often have a view of community risks that is influenced and distorted significantlyby media exposure and common misconceptions. The regulators and managers, responsible forplanning and coordination of a community's mitigation,...

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Indice globale della fame: La sfida della fame 2013: Sviluppare la resilienza delle comunita per la sicurezza alimentare e nutrizionale

von Grebmer, Klaus; Headey, Derek; Bene, Christophe; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

L Indice Globale della Fame 2013 (GHI), relativo ai dati del periodo 2008-2012, mostra che la fame mondiale e diminuita di un terzo rispetto al 1990. Nonostante i progressi, il livello della fame nel mondo rimane "grave", con 870 milioni di persone a soffrirne, secondo le stime...

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2013 Global Hunger Index: The challenge of hunger: Building resilience to achieve food and nutrition security

von Grebmer, Klaus; Headey, Derek; Bene, Christophe; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

The 2013 Global Hunger Index (GHI), which reflects data from the period 2008 to 2012, shows that global hunger has improved since 1990, falling by one-third. Despite the progress made, the level of hunger in the world remains serious, with 870 million people going hungry, according to estimates...

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Forum on Building Resilience to Fragility in Asia and the Pacific: Proceedings

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013

representatives from development partners and civil society organizations during the Forum on Building Resilience to Fragility in Asia …

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Kazakhstan Country Gender Assessment

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2006

This report reviews Kazakhstan’s progress towards gender equality and women’s empowerment, and focuses particularly on gender issues in the Asian Development Bank’s operations in transport, urban development, and support for entrepreneurship. Since the previous assessment in 2006,...

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