Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance
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Multi-sectoral partnership for building flood resilience through community work, research, advocacy, and knowledge sharing.
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UNDRR
#UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, dedicated to building disaster #resilience and tackling #climatechange through implementation of the Sendai Framework
Saleemul Huq
Director, @ICCCAD and Senior Associate @IIED. Work on adaptation to climate change. Views presented are my own.
Prof Lisa Schipper 🌎 ✊
Climate adaptation & development•Prof Development Geography @GIUB_Research•Co-EiC @ClimDevJournal•@IPCC_CH WG2 CLA AR6•Feminist•🇸🇪•@Adaptation_Hive•she/her/Du
Dr. Basanta Raj Adhikari
DRR professional working on climate change adaptation, landslides, floods, early warning systems for landslide and floods #landslide #earthquake #DRR #cdsioe
Practical Action in Nepal🇳🇵
We are an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.
#EGU24 has started and Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance colleagues are there to run sessions and present knowledge on climate resilience!
📅 17th April
➡️ Session NH9.3 - Resilience building, risk reduction to recovery: Assessments, frameworks, tools and experiences
🔗 floodresilience.net/events/egu-gen…
The EGU General Assembly is only days away and Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance colleagues from IIASA, Z Zurich Foundation and Practical Action will be in attendance, presenting knowledge and running sessions on resilience building!
More details ➡️ floodresilience.net/events/egu-gen…
Collaboration across boundaries is vital to ensure safety and security of flood-affected communities.
Dharam Uprety shares his thoughts on how sharing technology can be used to combat climate change in South Asia.
The Third Pole South Asian Voices Practical Action
thethirdpole.net/en/climate/ear…
Communicating risk at the appropriate time is crucial for preparedness and reducing property and life loss. We are encouraging the local community to disseminate risk messages through weather information. Practical Action in Nepal🇳🇵 Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance NDRRMA
The World Economic Forum World Economic Forum estimates it will take 131 years to achieve #GenderEquality . We think that’s FAR too long. Watch our video to help #BeatTheClock .
Discrimination means greater danger.
During disasters LGBTQIA+ people face particular challenges.
On #TransgenderDayOfVisibility we remind you that disaster risk reduction planning must include EVERYONE, at all stages, so that NO ONE is left behind.
As part of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance project in 🇧🇩, Concern Worldwide Bangladesh & RIMES handed over the Digital #Flood Forecasting Display to Bangladesh Water Development Board at #Teesta #EarlyWarning4All
In 🇧🇩Bangladesh, annual flooding affects millions of people, particularly those in rural riverine communities. A recent study evaluated the resilience of 35 such communities in the country.
🔎iiasa.ac.at/news/mar-2024/…
Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance Reinhard Mechler Global Environmental Change Finn Laurien
Droughts
Floods
Landslides
Tsunamis
Water-related disasters account for 70% of all deaths related to natural disasters. Through better water management, we can reduce the impact and save lives.
The #WorldWaterReport explains how: unesco.org/reports/wwdr/e…
