Hurricanes: How to build a safer wooden house
This film shows how to build a safer shelter and serves as tutorial on hurricane resistant techniques. Versión en español: http://youtu.be/u-3EYV7QX6k
Country: Jamaica
Past disaster eventsEM-DAT listing of disaster events in JamaicaDisaster statistics from UN-ISDR and CREDRisk country profile from Index for Risk Management Damage and losses statistics from Disaster Information Management SystemsDisaster response and management data from ReliefWebGovernment policiesHFA Progress Reports, government plans, and government statements – http://www.unisdr.org/partners/countries/jamRed Cross + civil societyIFRC appeals and info bulletins for Jamaica
Valuing what works – Success Factors in Disaster Preparedness
This report summarizes an 18-month, evidence-based study that sought to understand practitioner information needs by asking the question: What are successful Red Cross/Red Crescent (RCRC) preparedness practitioners already doing that works, and how can the organization better support their information needs in what they are already doing? A research team from the University of Washington conducted …
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Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments in Jamaica
Case studies and Guidance note to VCAs undertaken in Jamaica, in 2004 and 2010. The locations include: White Horses; Bullock’s Heights, Claverty Cottage.
No Time For Doubt: Tackling Urban Risk
An overview of lessons and insights from the urban risk interventions of the Red Cross in Latin America and the Caribbean. Includes case studies for : Cali, Colombia — A case study of a project in the city of Cali, part of the Programme for Prevention and Support for Street Children and Youth (PANICA), supported …
No time for doubt: Tackling urban risk
Compilation of case studies on Red Cross urban resilience and preparedness programs from Colombia, Jamaica and Nicaragua. Full Document http://reliefweb.int/report/world/no-time-doubt-tackling-urban-risk