Qatar Red Crescent (QRC), in co-operation with the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC), will launch the World Disasters Report 2014 today at Katara - Cultural Village.

In a statement, QRC said the report focuses on culture and risks. It explores the different ways in which culture affects disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. It will also tackle how disasters and risk influence culture.

“It examines why people choose to live in hazard-prone locations, and how culture and beliefs enable them to live with the risks they face,” QRC noted.

The report looks at the organisational culture of agencies working in the fields of disaster risk reduction and adaptation.

It includes the challenges and the widespread faith in community-based activities.

QRC said the report tackles culture vis a vis housing and reconstruction, as well as healthcare and medicine. It also indicates starting points for organisations to better align their actions with the way people think and act.

The IFRC Secretariat will publish the full report in English and a 40-page summary in Arabic, French, and Spanish.

QRC noted that the report offers an opportunity to shed light on important issues and activities of National Societies and the Secretariat around the world. It acts as a humanitarian diplomacy platform of interest for different donors, government agencies, and media.

“The 2014 report will hopefully become the basis of developing post-Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 policies and international action plans, including the World Humanitarian Summit to be held by the United Nations in Istanbul, Turkey, in May 2016,” it said.

 

 

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