Essays about: "disaster readiness"

Found 4 essays containing the words disaster readiness.

1. 1. Anticipating Glacier Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs): an impact-based forecasting framework for managing GLOF risks in Nepal.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Grace Muir; [2023]
   Keywords : Anticipatory Action; Impact-based Forecasting; Glacier Lake Outburst Flood; Nepal; Risk-informed Early Action; Prediction; Disaster Risk Management; Science General;

   Abstract : Glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are an increasingly documented threat across the Himalayan region, wherein Nepal is situated. GLOFs involve a rapid discharge of water from a lake situated at the side, front, within, beneath, or on the surface of a glacier. READ MORE

3. 2. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Climate Finance Strategy in Southeast Asia: Enabling Conditions for Regional Climate Finance Readiness

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Claire Lucienne Jeanne Coviaux; [2022]
   Keywords : Climate finance; climate finance readiness; enabling conditions; capacity-building; Southeast Asia; International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement; International Committee of the Red Cross; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre; Philippine Red Cross; National Societies; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Southeast Asia is the hardest-hit region worldwide regarding the frequency and severity of natural hazards, which are deemed to increase significantly in the incoming years. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (RCRC) in Southeast Asia, through its International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Asia Pacific Regional Office (RO), IFRC Country Cluster Support Teams (CCSTs) in Bangkok and Jakarta, and National Societies, provides tireless support on the ground to save countless lives from climate-related hazards such as floods, droughts, and typhoons. READ MORE

4. 3. School-based disaster preparedness: a route to societal resilience? The case study of Ljungby municipality, Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Andra Covaciu; [2020]
   Keywords : disaster risk management DRM ; school-based disaster preparedness SBDP ; climate change adaptation CCA ; societal resilience; students-aimed SBDP; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Children are valuable resources when it comes to disaster preparedness and they should no longer be seen as vulnerable. Since they spend about five days a week in school for almost the whole year, it is natural to consider preparing them for hazards while there. READ MORE

5. 4. A Component-based Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Framework

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Premathas Somasekaram; [2017]
   Keywords : Business continuity; business continuity plan; cluster; data-center tier; disaster readiness; disaster recovery; disaster recovery plan; high availability; faulttolerant; service level agreement.;

   Abstract : IT solutions must be protected so that the business can continue, even in the case of fatal failures associated with disasters. Business continuity in the context of disaster implies that business cannot continue in the current environment but instead must continue at an alternate site or data center. READ MORE