by Jose Mari Daclan Effective reduction and management of disaster risk entails building the capacities of exposed populations. In building such capacities, communicating hazard and risk information,...
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EMI, WB develop Disaster Risk Management Index (DRMI) for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
As part of the Tanzania Urban Resilience Program (TURP) work, the World Bank has engaged the services of the Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative (EMI) to develop and apply the Disaster Risk...
Cérémonie de signature du projet de PDRU pour la Wilaya d’Alger
Le 26 avril, la Wilaya d’Alger a conclu, au nom du gouvernement algérien, un partenariat avec EMI pour développer son plan directeur de résilience urbaine (PDRU). Le développement de ce PDRU...
Signature ceremony launching the PDRU project for the Wilaya of Algiers
In April 26, the Wilaya of Algiers, through the endorsement of the Algerian government, entered into a partnership with EMI to develop its Urban Resilience Master Plan (“Plan Directeur de Résilience...
2015 Nepal Earthquake: M7.6 Gorkha Earthquake Response and Early Recovery Case Study - First Five Months
The report focuses on the first five months after the Nepal Earthquake of April 25, 2015. Interviews conducted during the EMI Field Mission from June 14-19, 2015 were supported by extensive desk...
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A Guide to Measuring Urban Risk Resilience: Principles, Tools and Practice of Urban Indicators
This Guidebook describes the principles, tools and practices of three (3) urban disaster risk and resilience indicator systems based on EMI’s collective experience in implementing them in various...
Urban and Megacities Risk What is at stake and what should be done?
1. Urbanization and disaster risk The year 2007 is unique in human history since the world urban population will exceed its rural population for the first time. However, nearly one-third of the urban...
Application of Indicators in Urban and Megacities Disaster Risk Management: A Case Study of Metro Manila
The main objective of EMI’s Cross-Cutting Capacity Development (3cd) Program is to empower local governments, local institutions and communities to incorporate risk reduction options in their daily...