Global Disaster Preparedness Center
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Landfall in Panay Island, Philippines
17 Nov 2014
Every year around two dozen typhoons sweep through the Philippines. Dramatic footage: Moment Typhoo...
Using Information Mapping And Data To Refine Your Decision Making Process
25 Aug 2014
In the Greater Chicago Region of the American Red Cross we have been running a fire preparedness and...
Civil War, Cereal, and Smart Compassion
30 Jul 2014
When you live in a valley surrounded by mountains, you see everything coming. For the past few years...
Whether it’s Health Care or Gender Issues: Beneficiaries Should Control the Narrative
28 Jul 2014
For those living in border communities in Latin America, access to emergency services can be tenuous...
Team Firestopper – Preventing Fire Before They Start in Central California
03 Jun 2014
Fire remains one of the leading causes of unintentional deaths in California and the Nation and acco...
Protecting the Tourist Economy in Coastal Ecuador
12 May 2014
In coastal Ecuador, tourism is an important part of the local economy. Prone to earthquakes and tsun...