08 Apr 2015
American Red Cross International Services Department (ISD) has piloted and refined applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to its core programming and response activities. In this time, we’ve found that the best tools and the most effc...
Tags: Guidance material, Crisis Mapping, Crowdsourcing, Urban Risk Reduction
30 Oct 2013
Pre-disaster recovery planning (PDRP) is the pro-active process of anticipating future recovery issues, developing a scenario-based recovery plan, and building the capacity to improve recovery outcomes – all before a disaster happens. Strong evi...
Tags: Guidance material, Post-Disaster Recovery
24 Dec 2014
This handbook presents some basic information on safe construction practices. Its purpose is to provide guidance on choices regarding settlement planning in risky environments, as well as on the building techniques to improve individual shelters. The...
Tags: Guidance material, Earthquake, Flood, House Fire, Landslide, Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods