An article by Cynthia Renaud, police chief in Folsom, California, on how to strengthen the National Incident Management System (NIMS) by integrating solutions for managing complexity. The article explores the dynamics of the initial edge-of-chaos that characterizes the first phase of every large-scale incident and offers recommendations for additions to NIMS that will better prepare first-responding […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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