Booklet on Floods in Laotian
Purpose: It is designed to raise public awareness for families and communities, especially those are vulnerable to floods in Laos.
Overview: This is a collection of screen shots but it highlights key points and shows that this was developed by the national Laotian agencies, GTZ, EU and ADPC. The booklet includes four parts:
- General information of floods
- Causes of flood: natural and human causes
- Effects of flood: positive and negative effects
- Prevention and response to floods: before, during and after flood.
Usage: Training
Audience: Communication staff, Volunteers, Youth
Download: https://www.rcrc-resilience-southeastasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Booklet-on-Floods-in-Laotian.zip
Poster on flood preparedness in Lao language by Lao Red Cross
This poster on flood preparedness promotes awareness raising on what to do before, during and after the floods in Laotian language.
Download: https://www.rcrc-resilience-southeastasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/floods_before_during_after_Laotian.pdf
Comic Book: Preparing for disasters – Flood
Purpose:
This comic book is a children-friendly tool to support school safety, to raise awareness and preparedness for flood.
Usage: Training, awareness-raising materials
Audience: Communication staff, Volunteers, Youth
For versions in other languagues, click here:
- Thai, size 1 MB;
- Burmese, size 1 MB;
- Khmer, size 1 MB;
- Lao, size 1 MB;
- Tetum, size 1 MB;
- Vietnamese, size 1 MB.
See also other comics on preparing for disasters and protecting communities:
- Drought
- Earthquake
- Fire
- Hygiene
- Tsunami
- Typhoon and cyclones
- Prevention of mosquito borne diseases
- Malaria prevention
Download: https://www.rcrc-resilience-southeastasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/redcross_comic_flood.pdf
Community Flood Resilience Program, Partnership for Innovation and Solution
Purpose/Overview:
This case study highlights:
-The wide partnership which collaborates and coordinates to bring about this community flood resilience program initiative in 21 communities along 3 river basins in West Java, Indonesia. The partnership involves private sector, national and local government agencies, as well as academic institutions.
-Innovation required in this program, particularly in risk mapping, in using tools and online applications such as JOSM, QGIS and InaSafe. The baseline survey is conducted using mobile-based application called Open Data Kit, to tailor to the complexity of urban context.
The initiative is a part of the multi country project of the Zurich flood resilience alliance, and currently conducted in four countries: Indonesia, Mexico, Nepal and Peru.
Usage: Learning from experience
Audience: National Societies staff and NGO staff
Download: https://www.rcrc-resilience-southeastasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Snapshot-23-Community-Flood-Resilience-Program-ok-2.pdf