Biological Hazards
Various guidance and background material developed by different organisations linked to preparedness and response measures to biological hazards. EN and DE.
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Community Engagement and Accountability
Community Engagement and Accountability includes risk communication, behavior change, according to IFRC guidelines.
Early Warning Early Action: Toward More Behaviorally Informed Early Warning Systems
Early warning systems (EWSs) have traditionally focused on collecting and analyzing hazard data to produce warning messages that help inform stakeholders of impending disasters and when, where, and how to initiate response activities. Social constructivist understandings of risk have led to more people-centered approaches to EWS design and development. The resulting systems, though better informed,
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Bringing the Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Community and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) together.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are rapidly changing the world as we know it. Digital technology is transforming the deployment of humanitarian assistance globally. The pandemic has accelerated this transformation with no going back. For the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, the challenge is serving the mission first, while improving the way it
The Road Map to Community Resilience via EVCA (v2)
The Road Map to Community Resilience via EVCA provides step‑by‑step guidance on how to operationalise the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies’ Framework for Community Resilience using the EVCA process. It will help you coordinate programme teams in your National Society or branch, and work alongside other stakeholders to enable communities to
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RCRC CAP Workshop _Introducing the Risk-informed Early Action Partnership (REAP)
Introducing the ‘Riks-informed Early Action Partnership (REAP)’; presented at the RCRC CAP workshop, Oct. 7, 2021
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RCRC CAP Workshop_Introducing Public Awareness Public Education Messages (PAPE)
Presentation to introduce PAPE; presented at the RCRC CAP workshop, Oct. 7, 2021
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1st Urban Hub Youth Leadership Meeting: from Urban DRR, Community Resilience and Climate Action, Asia Pacific Youth Tackle it All
On August 18, 2021, National Societies and RCRC Youth Volunteers from across the region gathered to discuss Red Cross Red Crescent opportunities and approaches to transform, influence and inspire change in Asia Pacific cities through climate, disaster risk reduction and resilience action. Building on the Red Cross Red Crescent Strategy on Youth-Led Climate Action, Red Cross Red Crescent Youth
Community brigades were put to the test during floods in Tabasco, Mexico
When Tabasco experienced the most severe floods in decades last autumn local community brigades were put to the test. Leveraging their human and social capital developed through our joint work they provided early warning and quickly organized first response operations in cooperation with Civil Protection and the Mexican Red Cross. Creating community brigades to build
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Bangladesh Earthquake Preparedness Project
In Bangladesh German Red Cross is supporting Bangladesh Red Crescent Society to implement an Earthquake Preparedness project for past many years.T he project is implemented through consortium approach having, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, British Red Cross and two non movement partners such as Action Contre La Faim and Christian aid as downstream partners. The second
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1st Asia Pacific Regional Heatwave Meeting: Key Recommendations and Call to Action
1st Asia Pacific Regional Heatwave Meeting : a collective success of policy, praxis, research, and humanitarian leadership Heatwaves, or silent disasters, are increasingly common and can seriously affect human health, well-being, and livelihood. In the past decade severe heatwaves have claimed numerous lives in Asia Pacific. Heatwave exposure will continue to increase, even in countries
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