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WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2018

The World Metereological Organization (WMO) marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate, which was first issued in 1194. The 2019 edition treating data for 2018 marks sustained international efforts dedicated to reporting on, analysing and understanding the year-to-year variations and long-term trends of a changing climate. Some […]

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Natural Disasters and Extreme Weather Top List of Most Likely and Impactful Risks in Next 10 Years

The State of the Humanitarian System 2018 Report

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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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Préparation pour une intervention efficace

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La Préparation pour une intervention efficace (PIE) est une approche cyclique à l’attention des Sociétés nationales (SN) pour une évaluation, une mesure et une analyse systématique des forces et faiblesses de leur système d’intervention afin de prendre des mesures correctives. Avec l’approche PIE, la SN est aux commandes et élabore un plan de travail qui, une fois mis

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Preparedness for Effective Response

Miguel Aguirre

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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Briefing note: Comparative Review of the First Aid App

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The briefing paper examines the adoption of the First Aid App by Red Cross National Societies under the Universal App Program. Specifically, it provides an outline of the program and the experiences of some of the National Societies in adopting the app in their local contexts.

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Comparative Review of the First Aid app

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This report presents the key insights and findings from a Comparative review of the First Aid App funded by the Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC). The study was led by Trilateral Research (TRI), with support from Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems (FOKUS), Utah State University (USU) and the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC). The

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Disaster Resilience Education & Research: Roadmap for Europe 2030

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In recent years, the European higher education community has played an increasingly important role in moving disaster science from a responsive, primarily technical discipline, to a broad, multi-disciplinary movement that seeks to build societal resilience to disaster. This movement coincides with the increasing global emphasis on the need to tackle the inter-related challenges of disaster

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Flash Flood Early Warnings: What can we do?

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Flash Floods and Debris Flow are a major hazard in Europe and worldwide and Early Warning Systems are the best way to increase preparedness and suport efficient operational risk management. The video presents the advanced tools developed under the EU FP7 IMPRINTS project to support operational risk management and the implementation of the EU Flood

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Austria and Switzerland: Temporary flood barriers

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Significant floods in Europe in 2013 have tested the learning from earlier floods, some as recent as 2002. One of the “new” learnings has been the utility of temporary structures which can be installed when floods are imminent and removed once ﬂood waters recede. Such systems require pre-installation and sufﬁcient early warning to set them

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WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2018

Natural Disasters and Extreme Weather Top List of Most Likely and Impactful Risks in Next 10 Years

The State of the Humanitarian System 2018 Report

Préparation pour une intervention efficace

Preparedness for Effective Response

Briefing note: Comparative Review of the First Aid App

Comparative Review of the First Aid app

Disaster Resilience Education & Research: Roadmap for Europe 2030

Flash Flood Early Warnings: What can we do?

Austria and Switzerland: Temporary flood barriers

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