25 Sep 2020
This scoping study, undertaken from October to December 2019, aims to inform priorities and actions of the German Red Cross (GRC) in relation to humanitarian assistance in the urban context. In doing so, the scoping study took stock of existing liter...
Tags: Awareness material, Report, Research, Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management, Crisis Mapping, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Urban Preparedness, Urban Risk Reduction
21 May 2024
The GDPC and the American Red Cross noticed a gap in youth preparedness resources when it comes to teens, where preparedness resources are often curated for adult or child audiences, which leaves teens (ages 13-19) under engaged and underprepared. To...
Tags: Game, Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Disability Inclusive Disaster Preparedness, Hazard, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Urban Preparedness, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), Women and Gender in Disaster Management, Youth Disaster Preparedness
19 Dec 2014
Nepal is ranked the eleventh most at risk country with regard to earthquakes, and the thirtieth with respect to floods. The communities also suffered from other disasters such as fires, windstorm, thunderstorms and landslides. Having implemented sinc...
Tags: Case Study, Urban Risk Reduction