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Green Recovery and Reconstruction for Resilient Nepal
On April 25, 2015, a devastating earthquake struck Nepal. With its epicenter in Barpak, in the historic district of Gorkha, Nepal, the 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated many parts of the country’s central region. The communities saw their homes and livelihoods destroyed in a matter of minutes. This video is about a green recovery and reconstruction…
Read MoreIdai Environmental Guidance Note
We offer here brief environmental summary notes designed to support a robust, resilient recovery and reconstruction planning. Click here for environmental summary notes. More information is available via Green Recovery Connect.
Read MoreU.N. Releases Water Management Guide
Experts estimate that the global average annual loss from disasters will nearly double in the coming years, reaching US $414 billion by 2030. With a growing need to address these disasters, which often limit communities’ access to water, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and U.N. Office for Disaster Risk Reduction released a guide…
Read MoreEDM and the Canadian Red Cross Partner on Disaster Management Trainings
WWF and the EDM team have collaborated with the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement around the world since 2005. Recognizing that people and the environment face increasing risk around the world, “organizations like ours will be working together on the ground more and more,” EDM director Anita van Breda said in a recent interview. Van…
Read MoreResearchers Apply Flood Green Guide Principles in Tajikistan
WWF and the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance published Natural and Nature-Based Flood Management: A Green Guide (the Flood Green Guide, or FGG) in 2017 as a resource for flood managers. Using the FGG, managers can broaden and strengthen flood risk reduction approaches with local community partners by incorporating nature-based, or “soft,” engineering methods into…
Read MoreThe Flood Green Guide Podcast Series: Episode 3
From the Netherlands to China to California, people around the world are working with nature to manage flood risk. But as multiple risk factors such as sea level rise, urban development and a changing climate continue to alter landscapes, standards for effective flood management are also changing. Including nature-based methods in flood management portfolios will…
Read MoreArmy Corps Plans Natural and Nature-Based Flood Management Guidelines
Engineers, water managers, local government officials and community members around the world are exploring the use of natural and nature-based methods for flood management. Also sometimes known as green or natural infrastructure, the number and type of technical guidelines for the use of these approaches is growing. WWF’s Natural and Nature-Based Flood Management: A Green Guide (the…
Read MorePractical Action Offers Guidance for Flood Management in Latin America
Flooding has affected Latin American countries for centuries. But with increased flood damage in recent years and changing weather patterns that make for an uncertain future, several nonprofits have teamed up to explore how natural and nature-based methods might play a larger part in the region’s flood management plans. In late 2017, Practical Action, an…
Read MoreFlood Green Guide Workshop Helps Private Sector Companies Plan for the Future
Sri Lanka’s plantation managers are rethinking how they deal with flooding on their land and the land downstream from their plantations. Although it can take time to develop a full-fledged plan, after a recent workshop on the principles found in WWF’s Natural and Nature-Based Flood Management: A Green Guide (the Flood Green Guide), they seem to be on…
Read MoreThe Flood Green Guide Podcast Series: Episode 2
From the Netherlands to China to California, people around the world are working with nature to manage flood risk. But as multiple risk factors such as sea level rise, urban development and a changing climate continue to alter landscapes, standards for effective flood management are also changing. Including nature-based methods in flood management portfolios will…
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