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Field investigations under the Research Study to Identify The Red Cross and Red Crescent Niche in Urban Community Resilience Programming in Asia Pacific have been completed (except for visit to Bangkok scheduled for mid-January). EMI consultant and Project Manager Aynur Kadihasanoglu visited Kuala Lumpur during 7-10 November 2011 and met with IFRC Asia Pacific Zone staff and the representatives of several Partner National Societies. She also conducted interviews with key informants in Hanoi, Vietnam; Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and Beijing, China during 11-17 December 2011. The third field visit was completed by EMI Technical Manager Jerome Zayas to Jakarta, Indonesia where he had the chance to talk to Indonesian Red Cross and other stakeholders. The key informants that EMI consultants talked to represent National Societies of Red Cross/Red Crescent in the country, IFRC Asia Pacific Zone and regional offices and the representatives of several Partner National Societies, UNDP, UNHABITAT, the World Bank and other international and civil society organizations working in urban DRR field.

The consolidated findings of these field investigations will be used to inform the analytical phase of the research study and form the basis of the recommendations that EMI will make to IFRC. The recommendations will focus on possible strategies, programmatic directions and overall community resilience programming aspects in urban areas in the Asia Pacific. The study will inherently consider climate change issues as well as the preparedness, mitigation, prevention, response, early recovery elements.

For more information, you may contact the EMI Project Manager, Ms. Aynur Kadihasanoglu This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .