07 May 2014
This guide has been developed to specifically support Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and IFRC staff to more systematically integrate risk reduction measures into their planning. By describing in detail what key issues need to be considered and ...
Tags: Guidance material, Climate Change Adaptation
07 May 2014
The climate is changing and communities in some countries are already feeling the heat. Climate information in the form of trends and forecasts, combined with tried and tested disaster risk reduction measures, can help anticipate disasters before the...
Tags: Guidance material, Climate Change Adaptation
16 Jun 2015
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...
Tags: Assessment or evaluation, Earthquake, Urban Preparedness