Global Disaster Preparedness Center
gdpc@redcross.org
Data set
Important notice: The IRI Data Library will be shutting down soon. For more information, visit: iri.columbia.edu/resources/data-library/sunset This map collection, developed by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) in par...
Data set
Nota importante: La Biblioteca de Datos del IRI (IRI Data Library) cerrará próximamente. Para más información, visita: iri.columbia.edu/resources/data-library/sunset Esta colección de mapas, desarrollada por el Instituto Internacional de Investi...
Report
Based on its own learning, continual community feed-back, and a real-time evaluation during the September 2008 flood in the Far-Western Development Region of Nepal, Mercy Corps has identified 10 areas of good practice for community-based disaster r...
Report
Report completed in May 2012 highlighting the results of the 9 months long assessment process undertaken by the American Red Cross to inform the conceptualization and development of the Global Disaster Preparedenss Center. During the assessment, the ...
Guidance material
The purpose of this IFRC Framework for Evaluation is to guidehow evaluations are planned, managed, conducted, and utilized by the Secretariat of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The framework is designed to promo...
Guidance material
This document is intended as a simple and practical guide for National Society staff and volunteers who wish to undertake a local-level VCA, as part of their community programming strategy. Vulnerability and capacity assessment (VCA) was developed to...
Report
Vulnerability and capacity assessment (VCA) is a key element of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Societies’ (International Federation) disaster management systems. With support from the United Kingdom’s Department for Internati...
Report
The IFRC has put together this document to outline a framework to make National Soceities strong. A strong National Society is one that is able to deliver country-wide, through a network of volutneer-based units, a relevant service to vulnerable peop...
Report
The IFRC conducted a study to identify the main trends arising out of different VCAs in order to better understand some common themes in teh challenges being faced and identify the main obstacles that volunteers from teh Red Cross Societies may encou...