On behalf of ISET-International, Kathleen Hawley, Project Manager of the Sheltering From A Gathering Storm team, was honored to receive the FedEx Award for Innovations in Disaster Preparedness on October 15, 2014 in Washington DC. The award recognizes innovative interventions that reduces communities’ vulnerability to hazards or natural disasters and increases their capacity to prevent or cope with such adverse events. The award was presented by InterAction and FedEx. ABOUT THE PROJECT The overall goal of the Sheltering From a Gathering Storm research project was to identify key solutions in building resilience in shelter and their long-term economic returns in response to climate hazards. T
The policy dialogue entitled “Climate change and capacity building for climate resilience of local community: Knowledge and Experience sharing among central provinces in adaption planning” was held in Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province in August 12th 2014. Participants of this meeting include 35 delegates who are director, deputy director, officials of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DONRE), Department of Construction (DoC), Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Department (DARD), the Department of Transportation (DoT) from five central provinces of Binh Dinh, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen; and representatives of the Ministry of Construction (MoC), M
Blog by Tho Nguyen and Thanh Ngo, ISET “Students and teachers in Cam Le District, Da Nang, are all too familiar with the impact of disasters,” said Mr. Phi Chau, senior official of the Department of Education and Training (DOET) of Da Nang, Vietnam, as he officially opened the “We Paint to Act Against Climate Change” contest at Ngo Quyen Primary School in May 2014. The event was part of the Integrative Education for Urban Climate Resilience Project, which works toward developing and piloting integrative curricula for climate change education in all schools in Cam Le District. The project aims to build the capacity of students, teachers and their families so that they can respond to immediate
