This tool was created by a retired firefighter and CERT trainer, Wayne Bennett. Bennett in his mission is to prepare as many folks as possible, created a Disaster Preparedness Calculator for Families and has made is available for free. It takes only 5 seconds to complete, and you will receive a 14-page personalized report covering first aid, food, water, […]
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Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities A tool for disaster resilience planning. Resilience as defined by the Sendai Framework is the ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, transform and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including through the preservation
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El informe presenta los temas emergentes sobre legislacion y RRD. Es un analisis preliminar con base en 26 encuestas documentales de leyes nacionales que se planificaron, que permitieron trazar un mapa de las áreas de cobertura existentes en la legislación nacional; y 9 casos de estudios-país exhaustivos que se planificaron, que examinan la percepción de los interesados con respecto
Comme les lignes directrices IDRL, cette Loi-type a pour objectif d’aider les Etats à se préparer aux questions juridiques et réglementaires les plus communes qui peuvent se poser dans des opérations internationales de grande envergure en cas de catastrophe. Ces questions se rapportent à l’entrée et au fonctionnement des acteurs internationaux prêtant assistance, ainsi qu’à la coordination de
La Liste de vérification sur la législation et la réduction des risques de catastrophes dresse une liste succincte de dix questions prioritaires que les législateurs, les fonctionnaires responsables, et les personnes qui les soutiennent doivent prendre en considération pour s’assurer que leurs lois prévoient le meilleur soutien pour la RRC. Elle couvre non seulement les lois dédiées
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La Lista de verificación enumera de manera priorizada y sucinta las diez preguntas clave que los legisladores, funcionarios implementadores, y aquellos que los asisten necesitan considerar a fin de garantizar que sus leyes brinden el mejor apoyo posible a la RRD. La Lista no sólo cubre leyes especializadas de gestión de riesgo de desastre (GRD)4 sino también otras
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La “Ley modelo para la facilitación y la reglamentación de las operaciones internacionales de socorro en casos de desastre y asistencia para la recuperación inicial” ha sido diseñada como una herramienta de referencia para su uso voluntario por parte de funcionarios de gestión de desastre y/o legisladores que deseen desarrollar legislación, normativas y/o procedimientos nacionales en sus países para la
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have jointly developed the Checklist on Law and Disaster Risk Reduction (the Checklist), and this accompanying Handbook. These tools are aimed at providing practical guidance to lawmakers, officials, and practitioners on how to review and improve laws and regulations to
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The report presents the emerging themes on legislation and DRR based on (i) 24 desk surveys of national laws that map existing areas of coverage in national legislation; and (ii) 9 country in-depth case studies that examine stakeholder perceptions of domestic legislative systems and their implementation. The studies take as a point of departure that regulatory frameworks for DRR
The Checklist on Law and Disaster Risk Reduction (the Checklist) provides a prioritized list of ten key questions that lawmakers, implementing officials, and those supporting them need to consider in order to ensure that their laws provide the best support for DRR. It covers not only dedicated disaster risk management (DRM)4 laws but also other sectoral
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