It Could be You, a Disaster Song by SNAKEY. This song is performed by Rio “Snakey” St Paul for “Spice it up – Sing for Preparedness”, a disaster preparedness/climate change adaptation national song competition in Grenada. The competition was organized by the Red Cross national societies of Grenada, Barbados and France, partnered with UNDP in Barbados […]
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Be Prepared, a Disaster Song by Swipe, Eclipse & Avonni from GBSS School from Grenada has eventually been released! More songs will follow after the final of the Song Competition Spice it up – Sing for Preparedness, on June 23rd at the Grenada Trade Center. What is it? SPICE IT UP – SING FOR PREPAREDNESS is
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The impacts of climate change on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are leading to discussions regarding decision-making about the potential need to migrate. Despite the situation being well-documented, with many SIDS aiming to raise the topic to prominence and to take action for themselves, limited support and interest has been forthcoming from external sources. This
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The purpose of this paper is to examine best practices and available models for managing the financial impact of floods. The paper (i) identifies key issues specific to flood risk management, (ii) evaluates international experience with public and private flood insurance programs, and (iii) draws out lessons for Canada’s approach to the financial management of flood risk and the
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Haiti’s rainy season, followed by the hurricane season, bring hardship to thousands of people every year. Serious rains and landslides have already hit Haiti, causing loss of life and devastation in some parts of the country. Eighteen months after the 2010 earthquake, hundreds of thousands of people remain in camps and highly vulnerable to the
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A changing climate and rapidly growing exposure to disaster risk presents the world with an unprecedented challenge. For developing countries, both less able to cope with the impact and more likely to be affected, the challenge is particularly severe. These countries face mounting losses from a range of natural hazards, from earthquakes and tsunamis through
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In Haiti, thousands of people live in anguish, unsure whether their relatives are buried under the rubble or alive and unable to communicate. In the first two weeks following the earthquake, Red Cross tracing teams offered over 2000 phone calls to survivors in the largest camps in Port-au-Prince, so they could get in touch with
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The following story was written by Lena Kang, GDPC Knowledge Management Intern, based on the learning events and discussions at the inaugural HOT Summit, hosted by the American Red Cross. HOT’s evolving role in humanitarian response At last week’s inaugural Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) Summit, dozens of humanitarians, geographers, programmers, community builders, and volunteer mappers
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Example of a Pillowcase Project presentation in Peru. (In Spanish) This video case study documents the international adaptation and pilot implementation of the Pillowcase Project in Peru, a child-focused disaster preparedness education program originally developed by the American Red Cross. Building on nearly a decade of successful implementation across the United States, the Global Disaster
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The following story was written by Lena Kang, Knowledge Management Intern, GDPC, based from an interview with Tracy Reines, Director of the International Response Operations Center at the American Red Cross. IROC: a nexus for information As Director of the International Response Operations Center (IROC) at the American Red Cross (ARC), Tracy Reines overseas a
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