24 Feb 2016
This issue of Southasiadisasters.net focuses on the theme of ‘Child Centered Disaster Management Planning in India.’ As widespread poverty and climate change exacerbate the risk of disasters on children, it is time to embed corrective pol...
Tags: Other type of resource, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Urban Preparedness, Youth Disaster Preparedness
25 Feb 2023
The GDPC and the American Red Cross noticed a gap in youth preparedness resources when it comes to teens, where preparedness resources are often curated for adult or child audiences, which leaves teens (ages 13-19) under engaged and underprepared. To...
Tags: Game, Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Preparedness Games, Hazard, Livelihoods and Food Security, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Youth Disaster Preparedness
04 Sep 2020
Facing the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns, the Flood Resilience Program of the Mexican Red Cross that is implemented as part of the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance (ZFRA) had to stop all community and face-to-face activities. Instead, the flood res...
Tags: Case Study, Business Preparedness, Community Engagement and Accountability, COVID-19 (Coronavirus), Flood, Mobile Technology, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Social Media in Disasters, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)