DemographicsCensus Bureau of the United StatesPast disaster eventsEM-DAT listing of disaster events in the United StatesDisaster statistics from UN-ISDR and CREDRisk country profile from Index for Risk Management Disaster response and management data from ReliefWebRisk profiles and dataUN-ISDR overview of disaster risk in the United StatesGovernment policiesHFA Progress Reports, government plans, and government statements – http://www.unisdr.org/partners/countries/usaRed Cross + civil societyIFRC appeals and info bulletins for the United States
Disasters can have profound impacts on businesses. 40% to 60% of small businesses fail to reopen after a disaster. For many businesses, potential impacts from disasters include direct physical impacts from extreme events as well as more indirect impacts such as staffing issues, supply chain disruptions, and reduced foot traffic resulting from damage to the […]
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Business play a vital role in supporting community recovery following a disaster and maintaining operations during an extreme event is fundamental to community resilience. Businesses that stay open or reopen quickly provide much needed services and employment, without which communities cannot recover. For businesses that can, providing direct support to their community further deepens those
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This report from ALNAP outlines humanitarian needs over the period of 2015-2017. It includes an overview of available resources to address those needs, details the current size and structure of the humanitarian system, and provides an assessment of the system’s performance in addressing humanitarian needs. The main report, along with a summary and other analysis,
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Natural disasters are among the greatest risks the world will face in the next 10 years, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2018, which annually seeks to identify and analyze the most pressing global catastrophic risks. In the report, natural disasters ranked as the #2 most likely and #3 most impactful risk
A new IFRC report titled “Alone and Unsafe: Children, migration, and sexual and gender-based violence” details the elevated risk of sexual violence for unaccompanied and separated migrant children at every stage of their migratory path. The number of children migrating alone, the report estimates, included more than 300,000 in 2017 – a substantial increase over
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The 2018 report of The Lancet Countdown: ‘Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change’ shows concerning trends in health risks from heat and heatwaves, infectious diseases, and declining food security. Access to the reviews in English, French, Spanish and Mandarin. To download the complete report, infographics and other communication and policy resources access to
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Preparación para una Respuesta Eficaz (PER en sus siglas en inglés) es un enfoque cíclico para que una Sociedad Nacional evalúe, mida y analice sistemáticamente las fortalezas y debilidades de su sistema de respuesta a fin de tomar medidas correctivas. El enfoque PER coloca a la Sociedad Nacional en el asiento del conductor para construir un plan
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Preparedness for Effective Response (PER) is a cyclical approach for a National Society (NS) to systematically assess, measure, and analyse the strengths and weaknesses of its response system in order to take remedial actions. The PER approach puts the National Society in the driver’s seat to construct a work-plan that, when implemented, will strengthen its
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La VI Edición de la Plataforma Regional para la Reducción de Riesgos de Desastres en las Américas se celebró en Cartagena – Colombia, del 20 al 22 de junio, en cooperación de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres (UNISDR) y el Gobierno de Colombia, como parte del Sistema
This study – written by ISET-International, in collaboration with Zurich Insurance Group, and the Global Disaster Preparedness Center looks in detail at the Houston floods that resulted from Hurricane Harvey. Based on interviews with impacted households and businesses, and with people involved in risk reduction, response and recovery at the city, county and state level, the
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