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...

This report was commissioned by the IFRC to re-examine the Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment process in the context of increased institutional experience in using VCA, along with changing risk patterns. In particular the review is to assess the r...

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...

This Review Report focuses on the Caribbean region, and aims to explain the process and methodology used for community-based disaster management (CBDM) activities, with emphasis on the vulnerability and capacity assessment (VCA) and whether new ris...

The capitalization that will be developed in this document, centers its interest in the acknowledge of virtues, rights and wrongs currently existing in the implementation of projects, focused on the reduction of risks in large cities, and the imple...

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...

Dalam upaya peningkatan kapasitas TSR (Tenaga Suka Rela) PMI dalam wadah Sibat (Siaga Bencana Berbasis Masyarakat) di bidang kesiapsiagaan bencana dan pengurangan risiko berbasis masyarakat, panduan ini akan membekali tim Sibat dengan pengetahuan men...

This toolkit was developed by the World Bank to provide its staff and client Governments with the concepts empirical evidence, noteworthy case studies of different approaches and the operational elements necessary to develop more comprehensive pover...

Preparing for Disasters: A Community-based Approach is a practical lesson in “mobilising the power of humanity” at the community level, rich in lessons learnt and best practices from the Philippine National Red Cross. Preparing for a D...