Briefing

Older people in community development: The role of older people’s associations (OPAs) in enhancing local development

2019-07-02T15:15:28+07:00Tags: , , |

Older people are an asset to their families, communities and society. Their contribution as carers, advisers, mediators, mentors and breadwinners is invaluable, but frequently unrecognised. This publication focuses on how OPAs enhance and strengthen local development, through harnessing the [...]

Community-based disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and emergency response for older people

2017-01-23T19:43:15+07:00Tags: , , |

The summary reports provides best practices and agreed action points for promoting disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA) and emergency response among vulnerable groups by working through community-based institutions of older people in ASEAN countries and Japan.It advocates [...]