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World Disasters Report: Focus on technology and the future of humanitarian action

In 2012, fewer people were reported to have died or been affected as a result of disasters than any other year during the previous decade, according to figures presented in this report. While these numbers are positive news, they also reflect the absence of major events like the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Cyclone Nargis in

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Informe Mundial sobre Desastres – Resumen: Tecnologías y futuro de la acción humanitaria

Según los datos presentados en este informe, en 2012 se registró un menor número de personas fallecidas o afectadas a raíz de desastres que en cualquier otro año en el decenio anterior. Al mismo tiempo que tales cifras constituyen una noticia positiva, reflejan también la ausencia de fenómenos de gran envergadura como el tsunami en

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تقريرعن الكوارث في العالم – ملخص التكنولوجيا ومستقبل العمل الإنساني 2013

أفادت التقارير بأن عدد من لقوا حتفهم أو تضرروا من جراء الكوارث في عام 2012 بلغ أدنى مستوياته بالمقارنة مع أي من السنوات الأخرى خلال العقد المنصرم˛ و هذا ما تثبته الأرقام الواردة في هذا التقرير. وإذا كانت هذه الأرقام تزف إلينا خبراً إيجابياً˛ فإنها تبيٌن أيضاً عدم وقوع كوارث كبرى مثل “تسونامي” المحيط الهندي

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Rapport sur les catastrophes dans le monde – Résumé: Technologies et l’avenir de l’action humanitaire

Selon les chiffres présentés dans ce rapport, les catastrophes auraient fait en 2012 moins de morts, de blessés ou de sinistrés que pendant toute autre année de la décennie précédente. Si cette baisse est une bonne nouvelle, elle est due aussi à l’absence de catastrophes comparables au tsunami de 2004 dans l’océan Indien, au cyclone

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Building Urban Resilience workshop: Bangkok, Thailand

With support from the Rockefeller Foundation, the Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) brought together more than 40 participants from eight Red Cross/Red Crescent (RC/RC) national societies as well as government counterpart agencies and partner organizations to share learning and insights on building disaster

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Building Urban Resilience workshop: Arusha, Tanzania

With support from the Rockefeller Foundation, the Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) brought together representatives from 15 Red Cross/Red Crescent (RC/RC) national societies to share learning and insights on building disaster preparedness and resilience in urban settings in Africa. The workshop looked at

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Learning from the city – British Red Cross Urban Learning Project Scoping Study

The study looks at the evolving nature of risk and vulnerability in urban areas relating to natural hazards, urban violence and conflict, markets and livelihoods, health and water, sanitation and hygiene, and shelter, land and the built environment and highlights ways forward. As the world becomes increasingly urban, humanitarian organizations are being challenged to rethink

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Lessons from the dzud : Adaptation and Resilience in Mongolian Pastoral Social-ecological Systems

In the winter of 2009‐2010 Mongolia experienced the most severe dzud since the consecutive dzud winters of 1999‐2002. The 1999‐2002 dzud was an important catalyst for a number of donor‐led efforts to improve pasture and livestock management and risk preparedness using community‐based approaches. In the 2009‐2010 dzud, about 8.5 million livestock had died, approximately 20%

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Risk and Opportunity, Managing Risk for Development

This World Development Report (WDR 2014), published by the World Bank, makes the case that effective risk management is not merely a protective measure but a powerful driver of development—one that can save lives, reduce economic shocks, and enable individuals, communities, and countries to seize opportunities for improvement. Drawing on the context of compounding global

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