08 Sep 2020
This is IFRC guidance on the use of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. These recommendations are based on the WHO guidelines on epidemic and pandemic-prone acute respiratory infections in health care, updated systematic review of randomized con...
Tags: Guidance material, COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
12 May 2014
Cost–benefit analysis (CBA) is a process that involves weighing expected project costs against the expected benefits in order to choose the most cost-effective option. It is increasingly being used in the world of disaster risk reduction, both to d...
Tags: Guidance material
09 Mar 2017
Disasters don’t discriminate, but people do. Existing socio-economic conditions mean that disasters can lead to different outcomes even for demographically similar communities – but inevitably the most vulnerable groups suffer more than ot...
Tags: Guidance material, Risk Assessment, Women and Gender