Disasters
According to the Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, a disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society causing widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses which exceed the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. Resources available in this sub-theme include guidance on strengthening institutional arrangements, examples of public awareness programs, and others that support disaster risk mitigation and response.
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Disasters Resources
Final Report: Water Yards for Potable Water and Livestock in Central Region, Somalia
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March 1, 1994U.S. Agency for International Development
Presents final report by Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) on a project (4/93-12/93) to rehabilitate water sources in nine villages in Adale District in Somalia's Central Region. Because of civil strife, wells and water yards in the district had deteriorated, water-borne diseases...Read more
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SomaliaSub-Saharan AfricaAID Amendment No. 1 of Grant No. 612-0231-G-00-2012-00 to Save The Children Fund (Uk) for Follow Up Drought Mitigation Work
Published:
August 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
Grant is provided to Save The Children Fund (UK) under a child survival project in Malawi to implement the second phase of an ongoing USAID-funded drought relief project. The grantee will: (1) drill 50 boreholes and rehabilitate 75; (2) implement community-based management programs for these water...Read more
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MalawiSub-Saharan AfricaThrust: First Annual Report
U.S. Agency for International Development
The seismic sea wave, or tsunami, has been one of the most destructive natural hazards within the Pacific Basin. Mitigation procedures are especially vital to these coastal populations in areas close to the source of the tsunami. Developing countries, with minimal or no regional warning systems,...Read more
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