Essays about: "post-disaster response"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words post-disaster response.

  1. 1. The effectiveness of youth participation in post-disaster responses: The case of the 2015 Nepal earthquake

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Hana Nakata; [2020]
    Keywords : Youth participation; local participation; post-disaster response; 2015 Nepal earthquake;

    Abstract : Focusing on the rising attention towards including the local population in humanitarian action, this study demonstrates how youth participation can produce effective results in a humanitarian response, making use of the post-disaster response to the 2015 Nepal earthquake as a case study. The research was intended to investigate the specific factors that enable youth participation to produce effective results in humanitarian programming, examining the methods that organisations used to involve youth, the benefits and challenges that arose from the process, and how effectiveness could be measured for the purpose of qualitative analysis. READ MORE

  3. 2. Understanding Community Resilience: Resilience in the community response to the 14th June 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Edward Persson; [2019]
    Keywords : resilience; community; community resilience; social capital; post-disaster; community based organisations; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Community resilience is a highly relevant topic and the focus of much contemporary research, however it has yet to be distilled down to an exact science. The current thesis applies a theoretical framework for community resilience as an analytical lens when investigating the community response to the Grenfell fire and tragedy of 14th June 2017. READ MORE

  4. 3. Integrating climate forecast in humanitarian decision making: How to get from early warning to early action?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Reena Bajracharya; [2018]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Disaster risk management efforts currently focus on long-term preventive measures and post-disaster response. Outside of these, there are many short-term actions, such as evacuation or distribution of water purifications tablets, medical supplies or flood response drills, which can be implemented in the period of time between the warning and a potential disaster to reduce the risk of impacts. READ MORE

  5. 4. Dimensions of power and gender based violence in post-disaster societies : A case study on Haiti after the 2010 earthquake

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Elin Holmström; [2018]
    Keywords : Disaster response; gender inequality; sexual gender based violence; power; radical feminism;

    Abstract : Haiti experienced the greatest urban disaster of international history in 2010 when the county was hit by an earthquake which triggered one of the largest responses of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts ever identified. The Haitian population was harshly affected by the earthquake, killing approximately 200 000 people, injuring 300 000 and displacing over 2,3 million. READ MORE

  6. 5. Community Disaster Management in the Community of Tio-Angan in the Philippines

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Sophie Mumm; [2017]
    Keywords : Philippines; disaster; vulnerability; resilience; community; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Natural hazards have affected human society throughout history. The Philippines is a country particularly vulnerable to natural hazards due to its geographical location and widespread social vulnerabilities. READ MORE