The “Well Prepared National Societies” (WPNS) assessment and analysis helps the National Societies to assess their preparedness status and identify areas for improvement. WPNS also provides National Societies with practical indicators for their o...

This IFRC report presents the findings of the second phase of the Well-Prepared National Society (WPNS) self-assessment, conducted between 2005 and 2008 with 82 National Societies participating across all five IFRC zones. Building on the baseline est...

This IFRC report presents the findings of the first round of the Well-Prepared National Society (WPNS) self-assessment, conducted between 2002 and 2004 with 134 National Societies participating — a 74% global response rate. The WPNS tool was design...

In 2001, disaster preparedness delegates from the IFRC and staff from different National Societies defined the characteristics of a well-prepared National Society. Their aim was to prepare a simple tool for disaster preparedness planning. This docume...

Evidence from recent disasters in other locations, shows that initial support, and a very significant portion of the total support provided, comes from the local community. With this in mind, in 2001 the Syrian Arab Red Crescent Society (SARCS) began...

Since 1995, the PNRC has broadened its approach towards more proactive risk reduction. With support from the Danish Red Cross (DRC), PNRC initiated community-based disaster preparedness in five mountain, coastal and urban provinces. Much can be done ...

In Nicaragua, a pilot climate change and disaster risk reduction initiative, supported by the Netherlands Red Cross through the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, aims at strengthening the Nicaraguan Red Cross’s capacity to carry out local-leve...

This manual for facilitators in Community Based Disaster Preparedness (CBDP) is the result of a decade of work of various Caribbean Red Cross Societies and draws on the experience of hundreds of Red Cross volunteers and beneficiaries. It also reflect...

In Nepal, a successful community-based disaster preparedness (CBDP) programme has shown that, through increasing communities’ capacities, it is possible to reduce risks at the local level. This resource presents the intervention carried out by the ...