Case study: Coordination improved response time and increased concentration during emergency, volunteers report

Queensland is highly exposed to cyclone and storm tide events. The coastal population there is growing and ageing. There are thirteen public cyclone shelters, as well as a number of places of refuge located in vulnerable coastal communities. Local go...

This document describes some of the ways that National Societies in the Asia-Pacific region have been contributing to the implementation of the five priorities of the Hyogo Framework Action, grouped according to the main activities under each priori...

This lessons paper aims to assist operational agencies responding to the 25 April 2015 Nepal earthquake. It provides 17 lessons drawn from experience of previous comparable disasters, based on evaluations, research papers and interviews with operatio...