Highlights
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Coordination and Networking
Research
Innovation and Technology
Knowledge Management
Preparecenter.org
Based on a strong belief in the power of knowledge, the GDPC’s efforts in knowledge management include the design and hosting of a website: preparecenter.org which serves as a primary tool for communication and collaboration and garnering audience engagement and feedback.
Through the website, the GDPC presents a living library of Disaster Preparedness tools and resources collected from the American Red Cross, National Societies, the IFRC, ICRC, and external organizations.
- Throughout 2019 and into 2020, the GDPC redesigned and rebuilt the entire site using WordPress, an open-source, easy-to-use suite of website development tools. The site provides information, resources, and guidance in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, French, and Arabic, the four official IFRC languages.
- This knowledge management function also provides a surge capacity for the Federation membership, as was illustrated during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The GDPC hosted a compendium of COVID-19 resources for National Societies and two Help Desks for Health and Business Continuity Planning. Over 200 COVID-19 guidance documents were uploaded and made available to National Societies and the wider public on behalf of the Movement.
RCRC Research Mapping
As a member of the RCRC Research Consortium (RC3), the GDPC developed a mapping that aims to collect past and current research activities, studies, and academic papers that are supported by the members of the RC3 and captures some of the research activities which, when considered as a whole, would rival most universities, academic and research institutions.
The ultimate goal is to achieve a greater humanitarian impact based on an evidence-based culture with optimized resources.
To date, there are more than 300 projects included and over 50 contributors.
Portfolio Review
This portfolio review seeks to document the status of specific GDPC projects in 2020 as well as the GDPC’s involvement in different areas. Outlined are key initiatives the GDPC is engaged in, as well as more general areas of focus.
Under each section, a short overview of the status is provided followed by an analysis and recommended actions.