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Guidance material
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...
Report
Well-prepared National Society Self-assessment https://fednet.ifrc.org/en/resources/community-preparedness-and-risk-reduction/community-and-national-society-preparedness/national-society-preparedness-/well-prepared-national-societies-/
The British Red Cross has developed a Framework on how to present accountability to beneficiaries. Objectives include providing information that is timely and accessible, and ultimately enable stakeholders to make informed decisions about if, how, a...
Report
The capacity assessment mission for Turkey was implemented at the request of the regional project for South – East Europe (SEE) and Turkey on Disaster Risk Management (DRM). The purpose of the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) capacity assessment i...
‘This paper aims to explore a number of lessons learned from the disaster management experience in Turkey in response to the Marmara earthquake in August 1999. It discusses the shortcomings of disaster mitigation and preparedness measures in Tu...
Report
“Oxfam’s portfolio of urban disaster risk reduction projects in the Caribbean region are at the forefront of current practice. They offer an opportunity to review outputs, practice and lessons learned for Oxfam and the wider DRR community. Th...
Guidance material
“This booklet targets the key players in the construction process of non-engineered building construction aiming to empower them with the new knowledge to fulfill the basic requirements of earthquake resistant buildings. This booklet can be dis...
Guidance material
This publication is a consice version of the results and suggestions of the research project – Development of Seismic Retrofitting Scheme for Typical Nepali Non-Engineered Masonry Infill Reinforced Concrete Framed Buildings – conducted by...
Training material
(Community Based: Disaster Preparedness (CBDP) and Integrated Community Based Risk Reduction for the Volunteer Corps: A Training Module. First edition (2008). Bahasa Indonesia) Gathered from IFRC South-East Asia’s Road to Resilience sit...