12 Jul 2016
Short posting by Timothy Riecker that outlines a set of simple guidelines for maximizing the value of injects in disaster management simulations and drills. Five Guidelines for Creating Effective Disaster Exercise Injects https://www.linkedin.com/pul...
Tags: Guidance material, Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management
23 Nov 2013
This report considers the extent to which Red Cross Red Crescent volunteer action is strengthening community resilience in East Africa, focusing specifically on the unique role of volunteers, and emphasizing the role of National Societies as respecte...
Tags: Awareness material, Communication As Aid, Early Warning Systems, Mobile Technology, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
04 Nov 2014
Climate change has made it increasingly difficult to predict when the river will overflow and force the families in the neighborhood to leave their homes. While in the past, floods used to strictly obey the circulation of the two seasons − rain...
Tags: Case Study, Climate Change Adaptation, Flood