Vulnerability and capacity assessment (VCA) has become widely used by many National Societies over the past ten years. Between 2003 and 2005, the VCA process was evaluated and revised by the International Federation’s secretariat. In 2005, National Society staff and International Federation regional delegates who had been directly involved in conducting VCAs attended “practitioners’ forums” […]
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This case study recounts the experience of the Rwandan Red Cross with the vulnerability and capacity assessment (VCA) tool. The aim of this study is to describe the approach adopted by the Rwandan Red Cross and to share the lessons it learned from that experience with other National Societies. Published in 2003.
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In 1999-2000, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) embarked on a 6-month VCA, which assessed communities’ perceptions of the hazards most likely to occur, their needs and the resources available to prepare for and mitigate the impacts of these hazards – whether major disasters or daily challenges. In September 2000, the Palestinian territories erupted into
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The capitalization analysis that will be developed in this document, centers its interest in the acknowledgement of virtues, rights and wrongs currently existing in the implementation of projects, focused on the reduction of risks in large cities, and the implementation of the Analysis of Vulnerabilities and Capacities –AVC- in order to incorporate knowledge, practices and
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Case study on a VCA undertaken in Tamboko, Radefasu, in the Solomon Islands^in 2005.
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Case studies of VCAs undertaken in Grenada in 2010. The locations include: Clozier; Mount Rich; Petite Martinique; River Sallee.
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Case study and Guidance note on the VCA undertaken in Kono, Sierra Leone, in 2004.
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Case studies of VCAs undertaken in Dominica in 2010. The locations include: Cochrane; Laudat
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Case study on a VCA undertaken in Sili, Samoa, in 2009.
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Case study and Gudiance note to the VCA undertaken in Linda Vista, Costa Rice, in 2005-2006.
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