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COVID-19: From physical distancing to community approach

Facing the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns, the Flood Resilience Program of the Mexican Red Cross that is implemented as part of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance (ZFRA) had to stop all community and face-to-face activities. Instead, the flood resilience team developed and implemented the “Covid-19 Community Awareness Strategy”. This case study describes how the team […]

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Guide to Post Disaster Recovery Capitals (ReCap)

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The Recovery Capitals (ReCap) project applies a Community Capitals lens to disaster recovery to increase understanding about the interacting influences of social, built, financial, political, human, cultural and natural capital on wellbeing outcomes. It aims to support wellbeing after disasters by providing evidence-based guidance through a range of resources in different formats to accommodate different

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Towards a Risk Informed COVID-19 approach

Miguel Aguirre

This document is technical guidance for Red Cross Red Crescent colleagues who are interested in applying a risk-informed approach vis-a-vis the COVID19 pandemic, using some of the insights and perspectives that are applicable in the disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation fields. The document advocates for a stronger multi-sectoral and multi-risk approach when pro-actively dealing

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Compounding Impacts of Hazards & COVID-19

Miguel Aguirre

This technical guidance highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic may undermine the resilience of communities and individuals affected by the primary and secondary effects of a hazard, as well as how a particular hazard may seriously worsen the conditions of people affected by COVID-19. It, therefore, calls for a fully integrated approach whereby these ‘compounding effects’

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GPDRR 2019 – Red Cross Red Crescent Actions Report

Miguel Aguirre

The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) is a biennial multi-stakeholder forum established by the UN General Assembly to review progress, share knowledge and discuss the latest developments and trends in reducing disaster risk. This document is a brief report on the Red Cross Red Crescent actions implemented on this international event to advocate

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COVID-19: Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience and its Framework

Miguel Aguirre

The Asia Pacific Disaster Resilience Centre invites the 2nd International Forum and Disaster Resilience on the topic: “COVID-19: Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience and its Framework” Date: 3 July 2020 Time: 13:00 – 18h30 (GMT+9, Seoul Time) Connection: https://event.voiceboxer.com/event/rcnbtr/login

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Flood Resilience Alliance: Albania Country Briefing

JonathanUlrich

Albania is a flood-prone country that has faced changing rainfall patterns with stronger and longer rainfall periods over the past 15 years. The inadequate infrastructure increases the severity of floods every few years in the northern part of Albania (especially in the fertile, low-lying areas of Shkoder, Lezha, Fier, and Lushnje) and landslides affect villages

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IFRC Guiding Principles for the America Region

Stephanie Guadron

The attached document briefly describes the most important things that derive from the Buenos Aires Commitment and the 2030 Strategy and shows us how we can carry out activities within the framework of the Region’s priorities.

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Coastal Cities Project

Jessica Ports Robbins

Project description The Nature Conservancy has joined efforts with GDPC in the Coastal Cities project to help identify ways that nature can be a part of building social-ecological community resilience before, during, and after natural disasters. As the project conducts workshops with communities and key stakeholders to discover different aspects of social-ecological resilience, through coalition

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One Billion Coalition for Resilience: DC Showcase & Workshop

Jessica Ports Robbins

Showcase & Workshop Co-hosted by the IFRC and American Red Cross August 26, 2016 Hall of Service, American Red Cross, 1730 E Street NW, Washington, DC The aim of the workshop is to introduce participants to the One Billion Coalition (1BC) initiative and identify how existing initiatives and their target audiences can be connected and

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Resilience and Disaster Risk Management

Guide to Post Disaster Recovery Capitals (ReCap)

Towards a Risk Informed COVID-19 approach

Compounding Impacts of Hazards & COVID-19

GPDRR 2019 – Red Cross Red Crescent Actions Report

COVID-19: Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience and its Framework

Flood Resilience Alliance: Albania Country Briefing

IFRC Guiding Principles for the America Region

Coastal Cities Project

One Billion Coalition for Resilience: DC Showcase & Workshop

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