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NGO Initiatives in Risk Reduction: project outputs

A. Research papers

Twigg J, Benson C, Myers M 2000, NGO Initiatives in Risk Reduction: a summary of the research studies. 70pp. (pdf 368) (November 2000)

Twigg J, Steiner D, Myers M, Benson C 2000, NGO Natural Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness Projects: A Study of International Development and Relief NGOs based in the UK. 165pp. (pdf 653kb) (May 2000)

Luna EM 2000, NGO Natural Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness: the Philippine Case Study. 49pp. (pdf 178kb) (May 2000)

Matin N, Taher M 2000, Disaster Mitigation in Bangladesh: Country Case Study of NGO Activities. 31pp. (pdf 128kb) (July 2000)

Rocha JL, Christoplos I 2000, Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness in Nicaragua after Hurricane Mitch. 24pp. (pdf 102kb) (January 2000)

Rocha JL, Christoplos I 2000, Mitigación y Preparación para Desastres en Nicaragua después del Huracán Mitch. 28pp [Spanish version of the report] (pdf 174kb) (January 2000)

Shumba O 2000, An Assessment of NGO Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness Activities in Zimbabwe: Country Survey Report. 66pp. (pdf 286kb) (March 2000)

See also:

• Twigg J 2001, Disaster mitigation and preparedness among NGOs in Gujarat State, India. 6pp. [based on research by the Disaster Mitigation Institute] (pdf 130kb) (June 2001)

• Twigg J 2002, NGO initiatives in risk reduction: an annotated bibliography of case studies. 49pp. (pdf 303kb) (March 2002)

B. Project case studies (2000-1)

1. Training of trainers in disaster mitigation and preparedness [Christian Aid: W & E Africa] (pdf 135kb) (November 2000)

2. Flood mitigation on the islands of the Jamuna River [Jamuna Char Integrated Development Project: Bangladesh] (pdf 132kb) (November 2000)

3. Disaster preparedness at grass-roots level [Buklod Tao: The Philippines] (pdf 130kb) (November 2000)

4. Cyclone preparedness programme [Bangladesh Red Crescent Society: Bangladesh] (pdf 153kb) (December 2000)

5. Building capacity to deal with drought (Save the Children UK/Canada: Ethiopia] (pdf 126kb) (January 2001)

6. Information, risk and disaster preparedness: responses to the 1997 El Niño event [SOS Sahel: sub-Saharan Africa] (pdf 128kb) (January 2001)

7. Investigating agricultural resilience to Hurricane Mitch [World Neighbors: Central America] (pdf 129kb) (January 2001)

8. Co-ordination and networking in disaster management [Citizens’ Disaster Response Center and Network (CDRC/N); The Philippines] (pdf 137kb) (February 2001)

9. An institutional model for promoting disaster mitigation [Disaster Mitigation Institute: India] (pdf 137kb) (February 2001)

10. Disaster mitigation at regional level [Oxfam: Bangladesh, NE India and Nepal] (pdf 129kb) (February 2001)

11. Older people in disasters [HelpAge International: worldwide] (pdf 131kb) (February 2001)

12. Community training in drought mitigation [SAFIRE: Zimbabwe] (pdf 136kb) (March 2001)

13. Rainwater harvesting [ITDG: Kenya] (pdf 147kb) (March 2001)

14. Preparation for flood-related disasters [Action Against Hunger UK: Cambodia] (pdf 136kb) (March 2001)

15. Enhancing sustainable livelihoods in drought-prone areas [ENDA/IISD: Zimbabwe] (pdf 129kb) (March 2001)

16. Post-earthquake reconstruction and development [ITDG: Peru] (pdf 130kb) (March 2001)

17. Micro-finance in disasters [Ashrai: Bangladesh] (pdf 131kb) (March 2001)

18. Education for safe building [International Cooperation for Development (ICD), Oxfam, Concern, Redd Barna: Yemen] (pdf 127kb) (March 2001)

19. Risk mapping in Central America [Oxfam: Central America] (pdf 128kb) (March 2001)