Disasters
Beat the Heat
CDKN launches a new film, produced by TERI, that tells the story of how heat action plans are saving lives and reducing ill health in India’s cities.
The film follows a project supported by CDKN and led by the Indian Meteorological Department, Indian Institute of Public Health and Natural Resources Defence Council and others ; it traces the journey from Ahmedabad, where the approach to heat action planning started, to show the heartening results and the spread of these approaches to other Indian cities.
Resilience in Faith, Culture and Spirituality
Material wealth alone don't make human societies resilient to devastating disasters. This documentary explores the power of faith, culture and spirituality as an essential capital of disaster resilience by narrating living examples from Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) affected regions of Philippines.
Storm Resistant Housing Lessons from Typhoon Nari in 2013
During Typhoon Nari in 2013, a total of US$41 million of damage was inflicted to the city, including over US$4 million of damage to homes. All of the 244 houses that had benefitted from the program survived unscathed.
Please go this link to see the infographic, and please go to this link for the document of the project.