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Effectively communicating disaster risk and motivating communities to implement
mitigation is growing as one of the most critical aspects of disaster reduction today.
Researchers and practitioners alike often correctly identify risk reduction problems and
develop solutions. The breakdown is often in how the communicator engages with the widely
diverse risk populations—...
Culture as shared, learned and transmitted body of knowledge, beliefs and practices plays a very important role in our (here by ‘our’ I mean all the stakeholders in a situation of disaster) perception, understanding and activities undertaken to mitigate, manage and face the disaster. In the very idea of culture is enshrined the notion of social group as culture is a product of the society, the...
Hussaini Village is situated in Hunza valley, 145 km North of Gilgit and 45 km from Ali Abad in Central Hunza. Hunza River flows in to the east while the Karakoram Highway (KKH) passes to its west.Hussaini Village is situated on 74°52'23.42" East longitude and 36°25'29.14" North latitude at an altitude of 2556 meters (Source-GPS) above sea level. The old main village is on...
This article explores the response of traditional societies in the face of natural hazards through the lens of the concept of resilience. Resilient societies are those able to overcome the damages brought by the occurrence of natural hazards, either through maintaining their pre-disaster social fabric, or through accepting marginal or larger change in order to survive. Citing the case of the...
We engage in project and programme management, collect data for livelihoods analyses as entry points to development management, produce multi media including abstract paintings, photo-digital arts, designs for textiles and fabric, wall paper etc. We are also experts in project and programme management, project planning design and appraisal, radio and Tv productions, commercial jingles and...
Although Kathmandu is located in the seismically active zone, awareness level of general population regarding seismic hazard is low in comparison to its severity. This paper is planned to access the knowledge of community people from Gairigaun village of Kathmandu valley, Nepal.
People are just aware to shaking movements of earthquake not to the causes. The preparedness level of...
“A case study of Mulkhow Union Council Chitral”
Chitral is the northern most district of North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. It has the total population of about three lakh seventy five thousand (3,75000). It is situated between the snow clad lofty mountains of Hindu Raj to the East and Hindu Kush to the west.
Between these lofty Mountains there are very beautiful and...
Investment: As Factor Why People Are Attach to Disaster Area albert “abet” banico Philipines
Like any vulnerable group of people, the vulnerable portion of Filipinos does simply unable to move because of poverty or lack of space elsewhere, but also by the investment that they already put in that long valued locality whether they are in the active-risky volcano driven area, coastlines...
India predominantly is a rural country; about 3/4 of its population living in the villages are fighting with majority of socio-economic and political problems. In this endeavor, bioprospecting and technology can play important role, that have potential to become a main driving force for all rural developmental initiatives and sustainable socio-economic changes of the society and the natural...
Mt. Everest region was declared as "Sagarmatha National Park" in 1976 with a mission to conserve and maintain the biological and cultural values, and scenic beauty of its landscape for the benefit of the present and future generations primarily as sources of inspiration, recreation, education and prestige; and to support livelihoods of the local people in a manner that will not harm...
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