29 Apr 2021
Communities worldwide have greater opportunities for growth and connectedness than ever before; yet the number of people exposed to hazards, shocks, and stresses is rapidly increasing, especially in coastal cities, leading to increased risk an...
Tags: Guidance material, Community Engagement and Accountability, Community Risk Assessment, Urban Preparedness, Urban Risk Reduction
20 Oct 2013
The Communicable Diseases Working Group on Emergencies (CD-WGE) at WHO/HQ has developed this document to describe the communicable disease risks in populations affected by natural disasters. It is hoped that this document, by detailing the priority m...
Tags: Guidance material, Communicable Disease, Community Risk Assessment
26 Jul 2014
The IFRC and Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran have initiated a Partnership on Urban Disaster Risk Reduction. Initial activies under the partnership include pilot studies in five cities: Nairobi, Kenya; Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Jaka...
Tags: Case Study, Guidance material, Urban Risk Reduction