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Early Warning in Action: Kanchanpur, Nepal
Abstract:
Floods and landslides pose a significant risk to a majority of communities in Nepal. The Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium Flagship 4, Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR), is focused on supporting communities reduce their vulnerability to natural disasters, particularly floods and landslides. A crucial aspect of reducing this vulnerability is ensuring a community based early warning system (EWS) is implemented and sustained for upstream and downstream communities. Mercy Corps has been a leading partner incommunity based early warning and CBDRR in Nepal. #FLOODS #NEPALFLOODS2012
Publisher: UNDP Type / Script:
Bulletin or Poster  in  English
Keywords:
 FLOODS, LANDSLIDES, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL PHENOMENA, DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, DISASTER MITIGATION, LIVESTOCK, LIVELIHOODS, INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT, RIVERS, RAINFALL, WATER
Thematic Group:
UNDP, (2012)
Thesaurus:
13.02.00 - Disaster Prevention, Preparedness And Relief
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Feeder: SABINARAYAMAJHI, Editor: PRAFFUL STH, Auditor:
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Early Warning in Action: Kanchanpur, Nepal
Abstract:
Floods and landslides pose a significant risk to a majority of communities in Nepal. The Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium Flagship 4, Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR), is focused on supporting communities reduce their vulnerability to natural disasters, particularly floods and landslides. A crucial aspect of reducing this vulnerability is ensuring a community based early warning system (EWS) is implemented and sustained for upstream and downstream communities. Mercy Corps has been a leading partner incommunity based early warning and CBDRR in Nepal.
Publisher: UNDP Type / Script:
Bulletin or Poster  in  English
Keywords:
 FLOODS, LANDSLIDES, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL PHENOMENA, DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, DISASTER MITIGATION, LIVESTOCK, LIVELIHOODS, INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT, RIVERS, RAINFALL, WATER
Thematic Group:
UNDP, (2012)
Thesaurus:
13.02.00 - Disaster Prevention, Preparedness And Relief
PDF | File Size: 301 KB   Download
Feeder: SABINARAYAMAJHI, Editor: , Auditor:
...