Emergency REdiplan: Four Steps to prepare your household for people with a disability their families and carers: Easy English
Easy English version of the disability booklet. Developed in conjunction with Scope Communications
Public Awareness and Public Education
Emergency Rediplan: Household Preparedness for Seniors
Household Preparedness for Seniors is an information and guided activity booklet for frail older people. The all hazards hard copy 34 page publication helps people prepare for recover. It is also available in an audio file.
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Emergency Rediplan: Four Steps to prepare your household for people with a disability and their families and carers
Four Steps to prepare your household for people with a disability their families and carers is an information and guided activity booklet is for people living with disability, their carers and families. The booklet is all hazards in focus and aims to prepare people for recovery.An easy English version is also available for people with
Emergency Rediplan 4 Steps to Prepare Your Household
Four steps to prepare your household is an information and guided activity booklet for the general public. It focusses upon all hazards preparedness, and aims to prepare people for recovery. It is a hard copy 34 page publication. This publication is also available in an audio file.
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Disaster risk reduction in schools – Romania
A case study of schools in Romania working partnership with government and civil society to promote disaster risk reduction activities for earthquake and flood protection. One in a series of video case studies created by the Global Network for Disaster Reduction. GNDR, 2011. Disaster risk reduction in schools – Romania, Overview of GNDR video case
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Building Local Emergency Response and Disaster Mitigation committees – Lebanon
Despite political challenges in Lebanon, disaster mitigation committees in Marjeyoun district are helping people prepare for disasters. Support was provided by World Vision Lebanon. One in a series of video case studies created by the Global Network for Disaster Reduction. GNDR, 2011. Building Local Emergency Response and Disaster Mitigation committees – Lebanon, Overview of GNDR
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Island school learns DRR – Maldives
Case study on how one island school is helping the community prepare for disaster after the 2004 Tsunami devastated their original settlement. One in a series of video case studies created by the Global Network for Disaster Reduction. GNDR, 2011. Island school learns DRR – Maldives, Overview of GNDR video case studies http://www.globalnetwork-dr.org/case-studies/advocacy-a-awareness-raising/article/201-maldives.html, http://www.globalnetwork-dr.org/case-studies.html
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Role of social capital in reinforcing community resilience
The study published by IFRC finds that while social capital has always played an implicit role in the community-based work of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement – the volunteerism at its core, as well as the community-based committees and action teams that it promotes, represent social capital. The community-based projects it implements also foster aspects of social capital such
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Risk Management and Sustainability in Educative Sector: Experience of Bogotá, Colombia
Case study reviewing curricula changes and retrofitting programs introdcued in Bogotá, Colombia to promote both safe schools and disaster preparedness education in schools. Online version of case study http://www.preventionweb.net/files/7673_CCocaODCardonaSchoolcasestudyofBogota.pdf
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Drought-Ready Communities: A Guide to Community Drought Preparedness
The process outlined in the Guide is broad-based, recognizing that drought creates problems that go beyond the scope of what water suppliers alone can address. Worksheets and other exercises can help communities see how drought has affected water supplies and overall community well-being in the past. The Guide can also help communities identify their drought
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