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News

Myanmar | 18 May 2013

SITUATION UPDATE: Tropical Cyclone weakened, no significant damages | 18 May 2013

CWS-Asia/Pacific response CWS-Asia/Pacific, member of the ACT Alliance Forum in Myanmar, decided not to issue an emergency appeal. However, we are still working closely with our local partners to monitor the situation. Such situation demonstrate the importance of our engagement in conducting more disaster preparedness programs around the ...

Myanmar | 17 May 2013

Supporting young people to reduce the risk of disasters in Myanmar, in cooperation with YMCA

CWS-Asia/Pacific is supporting a disaster risk reduction pilot project in Myanmar in cooperation with Y-Care International and YMCA Myanmar. Young people in Myanmar (Burma) will develop and lead disaster risk reduction activities in their local communities to mitigate the impacts of natural hazards. YMCA Pathein and their volunteers will train ...

Myanmar | 8 May 2013

CWS conducted the first “Views from the Frontline” global survey in Myanmar

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY We are pleased to share the executive summary of the 2013 "Views from the Frontline" report for Myanmar. The full PDF version will soon be available on our website. Views from the Frontline is an initiative of the Global Network for Disaster Reduction, that began in 2009 and is a global survey conducted every two years ...

Pakistan | 4 May 2013

SITUATION ALERT: Internally Displaced People from Tirah Valley are in Need of Help

Background The heavy clashes between the rival armed groups and subsequent military operation against the militants have resulted in a huge displacement of thousands of families from Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). According to UNHCR, as of May 1, 2013, 11,404 families have been displaced and ...

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Videos

Myanmar | 11 April 2013

Myanmar | Reaching the Unreachable Towards Safer Communities

CWS-Asia/Pacific has been partnering with SEEDS Asia and the Myanmar Engineering Society (MES) in the establishment and implementation of the MKRC (Mobile Knowledge Resource Center) & WKRC (Water Knowledge Resource Center) to strengthen resilience of communities that are at risk of natural disasters. Educational materials of different types and ...

Japan | 30 November 2012

Training volunteer leaders aboard the Peace Boat

In November 2011, CWS-Asia/Pacific helped establish the Peace Boat Disaster Relief Volunteer Leaders Training Program. The program's aim is to provide capacity-building and training for disaster relief volunteers and volunteer leaders in the wake of the March 11 disaster, not only to provide sustainable disaster recovery operations for the ...

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Documents

Asia/Pacific | 10 May 2013

Views from the Frontline: Beyond 2015 (Japanese version)

Recommendations for a post-2015 disaster risk reduction framework to strengthen the resilience of communities to all hazards.