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  • May 2024 Floods in Armenia: Event analysis

    The study is based on an integrated risk management concept, considering all natural hazards and responsible parties (public and private) in the planning and implementation of measures to reduce and manage risks. The study includes data collected from meteorological and hydrological stations, on-site field observations supported by spatial data analysis, and hydraulic modelling based on UAV-based aerial survey (drone) images.

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  • Gender Mainstreaming in Disaster risk reduction

    The manual aims to support the stakeholders involved in the disaster risk reduction (DRR) to integrate gender in DRR policy, institutional and legal field. The manual will serve as a practical tool to mainstream gender analysis into national programs, annual work plans, strategies, etc. The manual includes exercises and methodology on gender mainstreaming and analysis in DRR. It can be a useful tool for diverse audiences.

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  • Gender and Disaster Risk Reduction

    This information brochure is aimed at raising awareness on gender issues during Disaster Risk Reduction. It is addressed to different stakeholders including national, state and local self-government bodies, NGOs, activists on gender issues, women and men interested on gender and DRR issues.

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  • How to Make Cities More Resilient

    This Handbook is designed primarily for local government leaders and policy makers to support public policy, decision making and organization as they implement disaster risk reduction and resilience activities. It offers practical guidance to understand and take action on the “Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient,” as set out in the global campaign “Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready!”

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  • Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

    The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 was adopted at the Third UN World Conference in Sendai, Japan, on March 18, 2015. It is the outcome of stakeholder consultations initiated in March 2012 and inter-governmental negotiations from July 2014 to March 2015, supported by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction at the request of the UN General Assembly.

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  • Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action

    This manual is a global framework for the protection of the rights of affected children of social crises, initiated and implemented by the United Nations Children's Fund together with its partners. It is based on the global norms and standards of humanitarian action.

    It includes clear program responsibilities on child nutrition, health, water supply, sanitation and hygiene, HIV / AIDS, education and child protection issues.

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  • If You Know the Meaning of These Signs, You Will Save Yourself All The Time

    This book is oriented for parents and pupils from elementary school. The book gathered a series of signs that children should able to recognize at an early age due to their parents. These signs should beware, forbid, suggest, and indicate, as well as to help them to withstand various hazards.

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  • It’s a joke, but a serious one

    This book is designated for middle school students to learn disaster risk reduction (DRR It is specifically used to help students implement their own learning and in case of necessity ask for teacher's or adult's assistance.

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  • Inside the Airgates of Armenia

    This publication presents a photo report of the training- simulation exercise conducted at Zvartnots International Airport within the framework of the “GARD” global project.

    The main objective of the training is to strengthen the disaster risk management capacities of airports and to enhance cooperation among all agencies and institutions involved in disaster planning and response.

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  • Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response: Sphere handbook

    The Sphere Project was initiated in 1997 by a group of NGOs and the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to develop a set of universal minimum standards in core areas of humanitarian response: the Sphere Handbook.

    The aim of the Handbook is to improve the quality of humanitarian response in situations of disaster and conflict, and to enhance the accountability of the humanitarian system to disaster-affected people.

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  • Floods: Armenia: May 2024: Post-Disaster Needs Assessment

    The report presents the results of the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) of the 2024 floods in the Lori and Tavush regions.

    The primary objective of the PDNA is to support the Government of Armenia in evaluating the effects of the floods in the Lori and Tavush regions and to develop a recovery strategy that outlines financial implications, ranging from the restoration of services to the full rehabilitation and reconstruction of infrastructure, livelihoods, and the economy, while also enhancing resilience against future disasters.

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