University of the Philippines
The University of the Philippines (UP) is the country’s national university.
Transforming the relationship between development and disaster risk
This presentation showcases key insights and lessons learnt from five years of scientific research around transforming the relationship between development and disaster risk.
Conceptualizing community resilience to natural hazards – the emBRACE framework
This paper describes the emBRACE framework of community resilience - a heuristic analytical tool for understanding, explaining and measuring community resilience to natural hazards.
Wicked problems – resilience, adaptation and complexity
Deciding upon policy interventions to support community resilience presents us with both a ‘wicked’ and a
‘messy’ problem and calls for ‘clumsy’ policy solutions and interventions.
Managing disaster risks and water under climate change in Central Asia and Caucasus
This publication presents the conclusions emerging from a joint learning journey involving three thematic networks – Climate Change and Environment, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Water.
A Framework for transforming the relationship between development and disaster risk
Part of the IRDR working paper series, this paper lays out a framework for transforming the relationship between development and disaster risk.
International Centre of Excellence on Transforming Development and Disaster Risk
This fact sheet outlines the work of the International Centre of Excellence on Transforming Development and Disaster Risk.
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
The Global Platform is a biennial multi-stakeholder forum to review progress, share knowledge and discuss the latest trends in reducing disaster risk.
Safe Citizen
SAFE CITIZEN.ORG is an endeavor of a group of citizens who are intensely concerned about the increasing challenge to human safety, security and dignity. “Safety is your right”!!
Climate Exploration Hub
Climate Exploration Hub is a climate action and sustainable development social enterprise in Botswana. We bridge the gap between research, policy, climate change action and development.
Integrating dynamic adaptation behaviour in risk assessments
Including the dynamic adaptation decisions of governments and households shown to be major determinant of future risk development, which should not be neglected in risk assessments.
Community Based Adaptation
This theme aims to support and connect people working to empower communities to adapt to climate change and features monthly collaborative learning CBA forums.
Alignment to Advance Climate-Resilient Development
The brief explores how the different agendas and policy processes relate to each other and to a country’s national development planning processes.
Risks and options from new lakes in the Andes of Peru
This study has been conducted in the framework of the SDC’s ‘Glacier Project+’ highlighting both potential risks and options from shrinking glaciers and growing lakes in the Southern Andes of Peru.
ProSus #1: Building Leadership for Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia
The first issue of ProSus Magazine explores ideas and solutions for disaster risk reduction in Asia, highlighting research from the Pan-Asia Risk Reduction (PARR) Fellowship program.
Adaptive governance as a catalyst for transforming the relationship between development and disaster risk through the Sendai Framework
This paper investigates the importance of adaptive governance for disaster risk reduction and explores the transformations needed to achieve equitable, resilient, and sustainable development.
New ‘search and discovery’ tool for CCA and DRR
The PLACARD Connectivity Hub is a dynamic and interactive online tool for exploring the topic-specific knowledge networks on CCA and DRR, including articles, authors, topics and organisations.
Documentary: All in the same boat
This documentary, `All in the same boat´, follows a people-centred approach in communicating flood risk to at-risk communities, as suggested by the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
A typology framework for trade-offs in development and disaster risk reduction:Typhoon Haiyan recovery in Tacloban, Philippines
What are the trade-offs in the pursuit of development and DRR and what is their role in transformation? This article provides a typology of trade-off dimensions applied in a SE Asian case study.
Serious Climate Games: An Introduction
Climate games provide a way to facilitate learning in an interesting, engaging and memorable way. This article provides a brief outline of different climate games and resources available.
Glaciology Curriculum
The Glaciology Curriculum provides access to 19 modules covering various aspects of glaciology, including the impacts of changing climate on glacier behavior and glacier hazards.
Even half a degree of warming matters for South Asia’s urban poor
Aditi Paul of CDKN Asia reflects on the revelations in the IPCC’s 1.5°C Special Report and its implications, including key messages for cities.
Alignment to Advance Climate-Resilient Development
This brief introduces the topic of alignment of country efforts under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
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