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Disaster prevention, education and youth, the specific case of wildfires

The prevention of destructive fires is an integral element of land-use policies and fire management strategies. Fire prevention must address a broad range of elements and sectors of society, natural resources and environmental management, land-use planning, and technology development. Fire policies and strategies vary from country to country because of the different ecosystem characteristics and […]

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Engaging Stakeholders in a Preliminary Urban Assessment:

This document provides materials for  the  planning and delivery of a workshop to engage with stakeholders and, using systems thinking, to begin an urban assessment. The overall goal is that this will be one of  the  first steps to developing integrat­ed programming at the community level to build overall urban resilience. Stakeholder engagement is a

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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,

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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

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