This peer-reviewed journal article presents a computational framework for predicting and simulating population movements following large-scale natural disasters, developed through analysis of big and heterogeneous data from Japan. Using GPS records f...

USAID CIDI’s Guidelines for Effective Giving

USAID CIDI’s 55 Ways to Repurpose a Material Donation 

USAID CIDI’s 100 Fundraising Ideas

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; Jaka...

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.

Technical brief on the concept of measuring resilience from experiences in the Horn of Africa. Developed by Catherine Fitzgibbon for Drylands Learning and Capacity Building Initiative for Improved Policy and Pratice in the the Horn of Africa (DLCI).

Changing the Game: How Business Innovations Reduce the Impact of Disasters is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s annual disaster case study report, examining how the private sector is becoming an integral part of disaster preparedness, r...

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 t...