Sökning: "Disaster preparedness"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 81 uppsatser innehållade orden Disaster preparedness.

  1. 11. Youth Preparedness in the United States: Assessing the Impact of the American Red Cross’s “Prepare with Pedro!” Program

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Författare :Julia Sandberg; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Disaster preparedness; children and families; DRR preparedness education programs; fire safety; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Home fires are the most prevalent and preventable disaster in the United States. It is notoriously difficult to teach disaster preparedness skills to adults. But, when their children are taught this material, households are more likely to make changes. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Regional Cross-border Disaster Collaboration: A Joint Standard Operating Procedure between Jordan Israel and Palestine

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Författare :Nadia Rinaldi; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Regional Cooperation; Disaster Preparedness; Standard Operating Procedure; Disaster Risk Management; Middle East; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : This case study research aims to identify the enabling factors and challenges for developing a joint Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Disaster Response Preparedness between Jordan, Israel and Palestine. Twelve qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with experts either involved in the SOP project, the region and/or with extensive experience in developing cross-border SOPs. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Humanitärt arbete vid naturkatastrofer - sjuksköterskors erfarenheter

    Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för omvårdnad

    Författare :Truls Risell; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Care; Disaster; Experience; Humanitarian; Nurses; Erfarenheter; Humanitär; Omvårdnad; Naturkatastrof; Sjuksköterskor;

    Sammanfattning : Background There are natural disasters happening all around the globe. Humanitarian crises might occur because of these natural disasters. In those humanitarian crises there are nurses working to support people in need. Aim The aim of this study was to highlight the experiences of nurses working with humanitarian aid during natural disasters. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Metro Manila, Philippines : Case Study of the 2020 Typhoons: Quinta, Rolly and Ulysses

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Författare :Sara Ellinor Granström; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Disaster risk reduction and management; Philippines; Metro Manila; typhoons; tropical cyclones; loss and damage; transformation as liberation; Reducering och hantering av katastrofrisker; Filippinerna; Metro Manila; tyfoner; tropiska cykloner; förlust och skada; förändring som befrielse;

    Sammanfattning : The Philippines is considered one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate disasters due to a combination of its geospatial, political, economic, and social attributes. The nation gets hit with an average of 20 annual tropical cyclones, also known as typhoons, and through the process of climate change, these events are only growing in both frequency and magnitude. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Community Perception of Flood Risk in Sweden

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Författare :Beatrice Lundquist; [2022]
    Nyckelord :floods; risk perception; experience; Sweden;

    Sammanfattning : Natural hazards, paired with affected communities’ exposure and vulnerability, have caused numerousfatalities and great economic losses worldwide in recent decades. Floods represent about one-third ofall natural hazards, and together with storms they comprise 77% of economic losses caused byextreme weather events from 1980 to 2006 in Europe and have been the main natural hazards inEurope for more than a century. LÄS MER