In recognition of this year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction focusing on the importance of governance this blog reflects on how despite broad agreement as to the benefits of Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction, communities at risk remain largely excluded from disaster risk reduction governance. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented disruptions to the world. The disease itself and the containing measures brought societies and many public services to an abrupt halt.

The Post Event Review Capability (PERC) is a methodology used to review and learn from disasters in order to build resilience against future events. The PERC was developed by the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance in 2013 and has since been applied to disasters around the globe. In the process of conducting these PERCs we have […]

The COVID-19 pandemic seems to be here to stay for longer. Much has been opined already on the economic and social impacts that the immediate fallout from the pandemic has. Governments and organizations alike are struggling to find the right balance between physical distancing measures / “lockdown” approaches and reopening to a new normal that […]

During August the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance have met up virtually with Union Disaster Management Committee members in Bangladesh to learn of the challenges facing communities struggling with unemployment and Coronavirus while inundated by floods. 

Bangladesh and its people is facing the combined threat of monsoon rains and COVID-19. The people hardest hit are those already living in poverty, in communities with high flood risk and limited access to healthcare. Not enough support is available to these communities with disastrous consequences. 

This blog tells the story of Gladys Ybaguari, an indigenous Tacana woman born in Tumupasa, a community near La Paz in Bolivia 43 years ago. She was President of the Indigenous Council of Tacana Women (CIMTA) for 4 years until 2019. 

Version en espanol abajo. Traditional on-site and face-to-face resilience building activities are unavailable to humanitarian and development organizations due to the Coronavirus pandemic and related lockdowns. As communities across the globe still face risks in the form of Covid-19 as well as natural hazards like floods, finding practical ways to help communities strengthen their resilience […]

Nepal is annually affected by floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains. So far the 2020 monsoon, particularly the landslides triggered by it, has been particularly deadly. This blog aims to explain the natural and anthropogenic causes of Nepal’s disaster risk and how this can be reduced.