Listed below are online resources about the program, its activities and outputs.

ADPC Publications

• “CBDRR in urban hydro-meteorological disaster mitigation,” Gabrielle Iglesias, Asian Disaster Management News, 15(2), May-Aug. 2008, pp. 6-7

• “Emerging risks and approaches for reducing vulnerabilities of the urban built environment,” Gabrielle Iglesias and N.M.S.I. Arambepola,  Asian Disaster Management News, 13(2), May-Aug. 2007, pp. 1-4  

UN Publications

• “Cities at Risk: a case for better planning, management and policies,” Gabrielle Iglesias and Lowie Rosales, Habitat Debate, 3(12), Dec 2006, p. 7

• “Mainstreaming Community-Based Mitigation in City Governance,” Center for Disaster Preparedness, Building Disaster Resilient Communities: Good Practices and Lessons Learned.  UNISDR and UNDP:  Geneva, Jun 2007, pp. 46-48

• "Many partners, one system: An integrated Flood Early Warning System for Jakarta" Harkunti Rahayu and Gabrielle Iglesias, Local Governments and Disaster Risk Reduction: Good Practices and Lessons Learned.  UNISDR: Geneva, Switzerland, Mar 2010, pp. 21-26.

• “Micro-credit scheme for better livelihood for communities living in disaster prone areas of Kalutara, Sri Lanka,” Padma Karunaratne, Private Sector Activities in Disaster Risk Reduction: Good Practices and Lessons Learned.  UNISDR: Bonn, Dec 2008, pp. 75 to 78 

• “Small-scale hydro-meteorological disaster risk reduction projects in Bangladesh,” UNISDR Highlights, Aug 2007, p. 3

• "Philippines: Cities ill-prepared for typhoons," IRIN News, 26 September 2010  link

OFDA Publications

• Brief on PROMISE

• Programs in Asia (since 1995)

• Fact Sheet on Programs in Asia and the Pacific

• Fact Sheet on Cyclone Sidr 

• "Multiplying Resiliency: PROMISE Program Helps Urban Asian Communities Manage Disasters," USAID/OFDA newsletter, November 2009

• OFDA South Asia Newsletter, April 2010 Issue with article on PROMISE in Jamalpur, Bangladesh 

Other Publishers

• “Challenges and Opportunities of Post-Disaster Shelter Reconstruction: The Asian Context,” K. Iftekhar Ahmed, paper presented at the 4^th International I-rec conference, 2008 

• “Community Risk Mapping,” Gabrielle Iglesias. GIM International, 21(12), December 2007, p. 49: www.gim-international.com/

• "Dagupan bags national award on disaster preparedness," press release by the Philippine Information Agency, 13 August 2009: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p090813.htm&no=17

• “Dagupan mayor attending Asian gab on Disaster Risk Management,” balita-dot-ph, 19 November 2008 balita.ph

• “DKI Pasang Flat Reference di Kebonbaru,” Berita Jakarta, 1 February 2009: http://www.beritajakarta.com

• “Flood arrives this evening,” Berita Jakarta, 2 February 2009: http://www.beritajakarta.com

• “Group examines Dagupan's disaster precautions,” Sun.Star Pangasinan, 6 October 2006 www.sunstar.com.ph

• “Local Knowledge and Practices for Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation,” Lorna Victoria, Tropical Coasts, 14 (2), Dec. 2007, pp. 56 to 61

• "Preventing Armageddon," ABS-CBN News, Oct. 2009: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com

• Urban Risk Management in South Asia, SAARC, 2010, reprints of Safer Cities New

  • Community Empowerment and Disaster Risk Reduction in Chittagong City

  • Learning to Act Together: Disaster Mitigation in Hyderabad, Pakistan Through Collaborative Initiatives

Partners’ Pages

• PROMISE-Vietnam webpage: www.ceciasia.org/

• Articles on the Official Website of Dagupan City Government: link to search results

• News item on PROMISE SL in Matara : Disaster Management Centre

Links

• “Community Risk Mapping,” Spatial Data Infrastructure – Asia and the Pacific Newsletter, 4(12)/5(1), December 2007/January 2008, p. 12

• President Macapagal-Arroyo presiding over a Cabinet and NDCC meeting held 13 Oct. 2009 in Dagupan City
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