The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) is facilitating the development of a post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) through a consultation process involving many stakeholders. To contribute its substan...

This survey and report, entitled: The value of volunteering, provides credible evidence of the economic value of volunteers within the Red Cross and Red Crescent. It also provides insights into the social value that our volunteers deliver to their lo...

Heatwaves are among the most dangerous of natural hazards, but rarely receive adequate attention. They often lack the spectacular and sudden violence of other hazards, such as tropical cyclones or flash floods. Even the related death tolls are not al...