Governance and Social Development Resource Centre

GSDRC

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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GSDRC is a partnership of research institutes, think-tanks and consultancy organisations with expertise in governance, social development, humanitarian and conflict issues. GSDRC provides applied knowledge services on demand and online. GSDRC specialist research team supports a range of international development agencies, synthesising the latest evidence and expert thinking to inform policy and practice.

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allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

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3 May 2021

Areas and population groups in Pakistan most exposed to combined effects of climate change, food insecurity and COVID-19

This rapid review looks at areas and population groups in Pakistan most exposed to the combined effects of climate change and natural disasters, food insecurity and malnutrition, and COVID-19. There are strong interlinkages between the effect

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23 November 2020

Donor support for climate change initiatives in the Middle East and North Africa

This review focuses on financial support for climate change mitigation and adaptation initiatives to Middle East and North Africa’s (MENA) countries such as Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, the

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28 September 2020

Risk of capital flight due to a better understanding of climate change

The physical risks of climate change, including both gradual global warming and an increase in extreme weather events, are likely to cause increasing financial and economic losses. Lower and middle-income countries may be more vulnerable to p

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30 October 2019

Cost-effectiveness in humanitarian aid and development: Resilience programming

The results of the review show a gap in the literature in terms of providing conclusive evidence/data and analysis of the cost-effectiveness of resilience-related responses. Most of the reports,

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22 February 2017

National climate change governance

This topic guide looks at climate change governance and the political economy of climate policy development and implementation at the national scale.

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30 September 2016

Transitional shelter in post-disaster contexts

This paper discusses various strategies and approaches on post-disaster shelter construction, especially regarding transitional shelter, and presents case studies from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, the Philippines and Haiti.

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20 May 2016

National disaster management authorities

Some countries in South Asia have invested in disaster management and disaster risk reduction, including through establishing a dedicated entity – often known as a national disaster management authority (NDMA) – to manage and respond to disasters.

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28 April 2016

Seasonal vulnerability and risk calendar in Nepal

This paper addresses the information and evidence on the seasonal vulnerability and risk calendar in Nepal at a national and sub-national level, including: floods, landslides, fires, droughts and diseases.