Essays about: "Disaster Risk Reduction"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 105 essays containing the words Disaster Risk Reduction.

  1. 6. The social production of vulnerabilities online : A Tale about digitalised disaster

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Emma Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Vulnerabilities; cyber security; disaster risk reduction; prevention;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to display how disastrous events in the cyber domain can be understood to have root causes attributed to non-technical vulnerabilities. The goal is to show the accelerating importance in understanding the cyber domain as any other societal arena. READ MORE

  3. 7. Evaluating reliability and limitations of disaster loss accounting databases

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Rebecca Crisanti; [2023]
    Keywords : Database; loss data; extreme event; natural hazards; measuring losses; Latin America; EM‐DAT; DesInventar.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Disaster loss accounting is an essential tool for assessing the effects of disasters and creating policies for disaster risk reduction that are supported by data. This study compares disaster data for two of the most used disaster loss accounting databases, EM-DAT and DesInventar in the context of six Latin American countries, namely, Uruguay, Chile, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Venezuela. READ MORE

  4. 8. “Do You Hear My Voice?”: LGBTIQA+ Solidarity and Resistance in Kahramanmaraş Earthquake in Türkiye through Lubunya Earthquake Solidarity Network

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Gizem Ece Tiglioglu Gümüs; [2023]
    Keywords : LGBTIQA ; solidarity networks; resistance; mutual aid; disaster risk governance; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : People-centered, whole-of-society, and gender-sensitive approaches are increasingly recognized in disaster risk reduction. In contrast, consideration of LGBTIQA+ communities and their experiences in disaster settings still has not been globally mainstreamed and integrated into the existing disaster risk management policies. READ MORE

  5. 9. Vulnerability & Resilience in an Ageing Population : A Case Study on Individual Self-Reliance & Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Policies in Japan

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Victor Bergenek; [2023]
    Keywords : Disaster Risk Reduction; DRR; Ageing Population; Vulnerability; Resilience; DRM; Disaster Risk Management; Individual Self Reliance; Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction; Japan; Case Study; Elderly; Vulnerable Groups.;

    Abstract : Natural disasters and hazards pose significant risks and challenges for people and communities all around the world, among the groups most vulnerable to these events are elderly populations who face physical, social, and psychological hardships in the face of disasters. The vulnerability and lacking resilience of elderly are a growing global concern as their proportion of the world's population is steadily increasing with an estimated 1 in 6 people being aged 65 and over by 2050, doubling the current number. READ MORE

  6. 10. Internal viewpoints in a governmental organization on two capacity development initiatives

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI); Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Sebastian Sivam Wada; [2023]
    Keywords : Disaster risk reduction; capacity development; soft skills; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Capacity development in the field of disaster risk reduction is suggested by the Sendai Framework to be the primary tool for obtaining the goals of globally reduced disaster risk. However, ownership in capacity development initiative is often skewed towards the external organization. READ MORE