Guidelines for Effective Giving
USAID CIDI’s Guidelines for Effective Giving
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55 Ways to Repurpose a Donation
USAID CIDI’s 55 Ways to Repurpose a Material Donation
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IFRC Partnership on Urban Disaster Risk Reduction
The IFRC and Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran have initiated a Partnership on Urban Disaster Risk Reduction. Initial activies under the partnership include pilot studies in five cities: Nairobi, Kenya; Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Jakarta, Indonesia; Yerevan, Armenia; and Tehran, Iran. As one of the outcomes of this partnership a guide to urban resilience that
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Outbreak surveillance and response in humanitarian emergencies. WHO guidelines for EWARN implementation
The purpose of this document is to provide a standard framework and best current practice for implementation of an Early Warning and Response Network (EWARN) and its operation in the field, following humanitarian emergencies. These guidelines are intended for all individuals responsible for disease surveillance activities at all levels. These individuals include health facility staff,
Communicable disease surveillance and response systems. Guide to monitoring and evaluating
1 – Introduction2 – Overview of monitoring and evaluation of surveillance & response systems3 – Components of surveillance & response systems for M & E4 – Practical steps to monitor surveillance and response systems5 – Practical steps to evaluate surveillance and response systems BibliographyAnnex 1 – Key definitions in M & EAnnex 2 – Summary of existing communicable disease surveillance
A field manual – Communicable disease control in emergencies
This manual is intended to help health professionals and public health coordinators working in emergency situations prevent, detect and control the major communicable diseases encountered by affected populations. Authors: World Health Organization Publication details Number of pages: 301Publication date: 2005Languages: EnglishISBN: 924154616 6 A field manual – Communicable disease control in emergencies http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2005/9241546166_eng.pdf?ua=1
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Food Security Information Network – Resilience Measurement Principles
First in a three part series discussing issues related to the measurement of resilience. From the Food Security Information Network’s Resilience Measurement Technical Working Group.
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Urban Risk Assessments: Understanding Disaster and Climate Risk in Cities
The Urban Risk Assessment presents a flexible, cost-effective approach that project and city managers can use to identify feasible measures to assess a city’s risk. The methodology focuses on three reinforcing pillars that collectively contribute to the understanding of urban risk: a hazard impact assessment, an institutional assessment, and a socioeconomic assessment. World Bank, 2012.
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Preparing Your Community for Tsunamis: A Guidebook for Local Advocates
Published by GeoHazards International, this working draft guidebook is designed to help local leaders prepare their communities for tsunamis using a whole-community approach. This guidebook is for anyone who would like to be an advocate for tsunami preparedness in their community.
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Hurricane Safety Checklist. Tagalog
Hurricane Safety Checklist that includes ‘What should I do?”, “What supplies do I need?” and “What do I do after a hurricane?” sections. Tagalog
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