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Introduction to GRRT
The Green Recovery and Reconstruction: Training Toolkit for Humanitarian Aid (GRRT) is a training program designed to increase awareness and knowledge of environmentally responsible disaster response approaches.
Read MoreGuía Natural de Manejo de Inundaciones: Una Guía Verde
La nueva Guía Natural de Manejo de Inundaciones: Una Guía Verde presenta el manejo de riesgo de inundaciones como un enfoque comprensivo, que explica como técnicas basadas en la naturaleza pueden ayudar a reducir el riesgo, y proveer beneficios a las comunidades, y complementan opciones de ingeniería.
Read MoreCoordination of Assessments for Environment in Humanitarian Action: A Joint Initiative
For more information visit: http://www.eecentre.org/assessments Disasters cause both loss of life and damage to the natural resources upon which societies depend for their well-being. Research has increasingly shown the importance of ensuring that environmental considerations are taken into account at the earliest possible moment of humanitarian action to improve lives and livelihoods and foster resilience.…
Read MoreNatural & Nature-Based Flood Management Methods: A Green Guide
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in partnership with U.S. Agency for International Development Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) has developed the Natural & Nature-Based Flood Management: A Green Guide to support local communities’ flood management efforts. Utilizing an integrated watershed approach, the Flood Green Guide was developed by an interdisciplinary team of subject matter experts…
Read MoreBuilding Back Safer and Greener: A Guide to Sound Environmental Practices for Disaster Recovery in Nepal
Post-disaster recovery and reconstruction can cause many adverse environmental impacts. This guide outlines ways in which they can be avoided in Nepal, and good practices can be promoted, in order to reduce future disaster risk and ensure long-term livelihoods and well-being for local people. The guide covers settlements and land use planning; building construction; waste…
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Read MoreHarnessing Nature to Manage Rising Flood Risk
Worldwide, flood risk will continue to rise as cities grow larger and rainstorms become more intense, making conventional engineering insufficient as the sole approach to flood management. “Natural and Nature-Based Flood Management: A Green Guide” released today by World Wildlife Fund, introduces an integrated framework for flood management, drawing on policy, green infrastructure and conventional engineering…
Read MoreAbout the Flood Green Guide
World Wildlife Fund (WWF), in partnership with the US Agency for International Development Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), has developed the Natural and Nature-Based Flood Management: A Green Guide (Flood Green Guide) to support communities in using natural and nature-based methods for flood risk management. An interdisciplinary global team developed the Flood Green…
Read MoreAdd Your Project to the Flood GAP (Flood Green Approaches in Practice)
OVERVIEW Flood Green Approaches in Practice (Flood GAP) is an effort led by the WWF Environment and Disaster Management Program to crowdsource information on how and where natural and nature-based water management methods are being used around the world. We recognize that nature-based approaches may have multiple functions. We are particularly interested in emerging better…
Read MoreNorthwestern University Engineering Students Take on Post-Disaster Building Material Selection and Use
Disasters can lead to sudden, large-scale increases in building material demand. Following the devastating earthquakes that struck Nepal on April 25 and May 12, 2015 for example, approximately half a million homes collapsed or were damaged beyond repair and over 250,000 were partly damaged, requiring a massive rebuilding effort. Over or rapid and poorly managed…
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