Global Disaster Preparedness Center
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Guidance material
The spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) is having wide-reaching impacts, and people affected by mental health conditions face unique challenges during this time. Even those without history of mental health conditions may feel heightened levels of stress...
By Joel Kitutu Uganda Red Cross Society with the support from Netherlands Red Cross is implementing an Innovative Approaches in Response Preparedness (IARP) project for a period of 5 years (2018 – 2022). This will be achieved through three proj...
Facing and enduring a natural disaster such as a hurricane, flood, or tornado can be a frightening and challenging experience. It’s also a fact of life for most people who live in the Southeast United States. During times of disaster, it’s import...
Bad Statistic A bad statistic refers to the misuse of either useful or un-useful numerical data. The information provided to the reader misleads the reader in case he has no much information about the statistics. The reliability of statistics is cruc...
Guidance material
OFB-EZ (Open for Business-EZ) is a free business continuity tool designed to help even the smallest businesses focus on planning for any type of business interruption, so they can quickly re-open and resume operations following a disaster. With its ...
Awareness material, Guidance material, Manual
In 2011, the IFRC published Public awareness and public education for disaster risk reduction: a guide designed to help National Societies scale up their work in disaster risk reduction campaigning, partnerships and education. Alongside this guide,...
Training material
Guidance material
These guidelines have been developed for disaster risk management specialists, programme managers and technical staff to facilitate the selection of the most vulnerable communities in a country. The methodology described ensures a transparent, consis...
Guidance material
Recording of a webinar on geoengineering hosted by the IFRC. The webinar featured Pablo Suarez from the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and Dr. David Keith, Professor of Applied Physics at Harvard University’s School of Engineering. Sourc...