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  • Time to make disaster response training mandatory?

    Sadiqur Rahman

    March 27, 2023 |

    The Business Standard |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Jatrabari

    The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society teaches and trains volunteers in disaster response preparedness, like how to use search and rescue equipment, how to make improvised stretchers and various emergency rescue methods. The organization has a total of 68 units and has trained 13,336 volunteers since its formation in the 1970s.

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  • Facing floods: What the world can learn from Bangladesh's climate solutions

    Lauren Frayer

    March 26, 2023 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    An early warning system in Bangladesh that uses a mix of technology and community connections is saving lives during storms and natural disasters. The mixture includes increased storm tracking, climate change mitigation solutions, and information-sharing systems that reach even the most remote areas. An essential part of the solution comes in the form of human capital - a human chain of communication that spreads the warnings across villages by word of mouth.

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  • How this Nigerian state is minimising the risk of flooding

    Muhammad Auwal Ibrahim

    March 25, 2023 |

    Halal Reporters |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Gombe

    The Gombe State Environmental and Protection Agency in Nigeria cleared waste from waterways in metropolitan areas to increase the flow of water and mitigate flood risk.

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  • LA reuses lots of stormwater, but wants to save more

    Caleigh Wells

    March 22, 2023 |

    KCRW |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    To help combat the water shortage, Los Angeles captures stormwater in giant dams and releases it later to slowly seep underground and recharge the aquifers. This water supplies about a quarter of the locals for the year.

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  • Safe Haven in Warsaw

    Galina Abakunchyk

    March 14, 2023 |

    Transitions Online |

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    Response Location: Poland, Warsaw

    The Refugee House — also known as Teremok — provides a safe place to stay for Belarusians and Ukranians fleeing turmoil in their homelands. Through a partnership with the Italian aid charity organization Progetto Sud Institute, The Refugee House also provides food and other basic necessities like blankets and pillows. So far, more than 20 families – about 150 people – have lived at the Refugee House.

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  • How do you grow crops with no water? A rancher on the Gila River is trying an old approach

    Jake Frederico

    March 13, 2023 |

    AZ Central (The Arizona Republic) |

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    Response Location: United States, Gila Bend, Arizona

    An Arizona farmer became the first organic regenerative certified farm in the southwest using practices that conserve water and improve soil health along the drought-stuck Gila River. His practices include growing arid-adapted crops, integrating livestock grazing, and planting cover crops.

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  • Mutually Assured Survival: New Orleans groups are rethinking disaster aid from the grassroots up

    Jake Clapp

    March 12, 2023 |

    Gambit |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    Groups like the Mutual Aid – New Orleans Facebook group take a community-focused approach to disaster response and gather volunteers to deliver supplies to those in need in the aftermath of disasters like hurricanes and flooding. Frustrated by slow and oftentimes nonexistent government aid, these communities are taking matters into their own hands to effectively provide relief to fellow residents when disaster strikes.

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  • Durumi IDP camp, Abuja lacked a functional school and library; but here's how Changemakers' help puts behind the challenge

    Daniel Adaji

    March 09, 2023 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

    The Change Makers Network established a library and provided volunteer teachers to serve children in a camp for people displaced by violence. The program allows students to access free classes and educational materials and improve their literacy skills.

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  • Ibadan Has a Waste Problem: This Firm Shows How to Make Money, Create Jobs and Fashion Out of It

    Nurudeen Lawal

    March 08, 2023 |

    Legit.ng |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State

    Planet 3R is putting a dent in the amount of waste on the streets of Ibadan, Nigeria, by collecting waste from residents and turning it into usable products like clothes, accessories, and home decor. After collection, the waste is sorted, washed, dried, shredded, and woven together to create something similar to fabric.

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  • How to build homes that can fight climate change — and survive its effects

    Claire Elise Thompson Gabriela Aoun Angueira

    March 07, 2023 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: Puerto Rico

    After Hurricane Maria, shipping container houses gained popularity in Puerto Rico because of their affordability and faster build times.

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