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Global Guidance on Implementing CAP-Enabled Alerting Systems

This guidance document provides practical and policy-oriented advice for governments, emergency management agencies, and technical implementers involved in designing or strengthening a Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) – enabled alerting system. Drawing on contributions from invited international experts, the document outlines key strategic principles, governance considerations, and technical practices needed to support effective, people-centred public warning […]

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Mapping of urban resilience initiatives and relevance to the MENA region

Gavin

As national Governments struggle to address the scale of disasters and the increased preparedness needs at all levels, there has been a push for more proactive measures to be taken by local government. Over the last decade, the main disaster risk reduction actors as well as other organizations involved with local governments and community groups

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Resiliencia en las Américas (RITA) – Recursos

Anna.Vichnevetskaia

Desde hace dos décadas el sector humanitario ha llegado a un consenso que el responder a desastres después de que pasen no salva el mayor número de vidas o medios de vida, y tampoco disminuye las perdidas económicas asociadas con desastres. Este reconocimiento esta combinado con un cambio endógeno hacia el liderazgo comunitario en el

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Find the Volunteer Inside You campaign (2011)

GDPC

In 2010, the IFRC conducted a survey to establish the economic and social value of Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers and published a report on the findings, entitled The Value of Volunteers in January 2011. The study was based on rigorous methodology that was aligned with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Johns

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Toward a CAP-enabled National Alert System: Some Notes for the Government of Mexico

Eliot Christian

This document provides policy and technical guidance to support the Government of Mexico in the development of a country-wide, Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)–enabled National Alert System. Prepared with input from invited international experts, it is intended for government officials and institutions involved in public warning, civil protection, and emergency communications at national and sub-national levels.

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Manual para la formación de coaliciones urbanas

Anna.Vichnevetskaia

El número de personas afectadas por desastres, naturales o de otro tipo, ha aumentado constantemente en los últimos años. Para 2016, la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Coordinación de Asuntos Humanitarios (OCHA) predice que unas 125,3 millones de personas necesitarán asistencia humanitaria a nivel mundial. Mientras tanto, los recursos para ayudar a estos

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Handbook: Building City Coalitions

Anna.Vichnevetskaia

The number of those affected by disasters, natural or otherwise, has steadily increased over the years. In 2016, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) predicts that 125.3 million people will be in need of humanitarian assistance across the globe. Meanwhile, resources to help these men, women and children are not

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Manual para comunidades resilientes

Anna.Vichnevetskaia

El sistema humanitario está buscando cada vez más recursos para salvar más vidas. El número de desastres naturales y provocados está en aumento, al igual que la brecha entre los recursos requeridos y los disponibles para ayudar a aquellas personas en necesidad de ayuda humanitaria. Como tal, es necesario tomar medidas para reducir la demanda

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Resilient Communities Handbook

Anna.Vichnevetskaia

The humanitarian system is seeking ever greater resources to save more lives every year. The number of natural and manmade disasters is increasing as is the gap in resources available to help every person in need of humanitarian help. As such, actions must be taken to reduce the demand for humanitarian services, and enable sustainability

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Messaging Campaigns: A Companion to Changing Behaviour

GDPC

Public campaigns that aim to mobilise people to take action are a powerful tool used by the Red Cross Red Crescent and a variety of other social organizations in their efforts to prevent and alleviate human suffering. Campaigns are employed towards diverse objectives: from community resilience, health, disaster recovery, to social inclusion and beyond. This set of publications offers guidance

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Guidance material

Global Guidance on Implementing CAP-Enabled Alerting Systems

Mapping of urban resilience initiatives and relevance to the MENA region

Resiliencia en las Américas (RITA) – Recursos

Find the Volunteer Inside You campaign (2011)

Toward a CAP-enabled National Alert System: Some Notes for the Government of Mexico

Manual para la formación de coaliciones urbanas

Handbook: Building City Coalitions

Manual para comunidades resilientes

Resilient Communities Handbook

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