Disaster Risk Reduction Advisor
Diaster Risk Reduction Advisor, British Red Cross, based in London
Previously, Regional Climate Change Adapation Officer, Plan International Asia, based in Bangkok.
Community Resilience Assessment and Action Handbook
A handbook developed to assess the the underlying drivers of vulnerability in communities and what kinds of climate extremes and disasters (e.g. rapid or slow onset) communities are exposed to.
Building the case for canoes
A pilot project using the BRACED Handbook, this case study describes the natural disasters being experienced in the Bay of Bengal, Myanmar and the community led interventions being implemented.
Student-led clean water initiative builds resiliency among floating villages
August 2013: Mr Duoc’s family is 1 of 23 families living in a floating village on the Red River near Hanoi. The village is difficult to access with limited electricity and a lack of basic...
Children in northern Thailand use theatre to shine a light on disasters
August 2013: “I was watching a soap opera and all of a sudden an earthquake took place,” says Natcharin, a 13-year old girl who lives in Chiang Saen, northern Thailand. “My mum and I hid...
Documenting climate change in Indonesia
© Plan International. Igen and his friends.
August 2013: Together with 2 other children, Igen is a peer educator in his village in Lembata, Indonesia. He participated...
Communities in Laos take charge to adapt to climate change
© Plan International. Communities in Laos take charge to adapt to climate change.
In the last decade in Pha Oudom, 700 houses have been lost to flooding, affecting...
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Caroline is a member of the following Themes, Networks or Projects
Y-Adapt
Y-Adapt is a curriculum for young people that helps them to both understand climate change and to take practical action to adapt to the changing climate in their community.
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Community Based Adaptation Network (CBA Network)
The Community Based Adaptation Conference (CBA) online community space. Visit here for the latest news and information about CBA14.
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weADAPT® is partly funded by core support to the Stockholm Environment Institute from Sida. weADAPT® has been established since 2007.