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World risk report 2016: The importance of infrastructure

13 Jan 2017
The World Risk Report 2016 analyses the role that infrastructure plays in shaping a country’s disaster risk. The World Risk Index, calculated by the University of Stuttgart, is an integral part of the report as it ranks 171 countries according to ...
Research, Disaster Risk Financing, Risk Assessment
Guidance material

Road map to community resilience: Operationalizing the Framework for Community Resilience

10 Jan 2017
The Road Map to Community Resilience has been developed by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to guide Red Cross / Red Crescent National Society staff and volunteers and their operational partners, who want to...
Guidance material, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Report

RCRC Urban Assessment Workshop Report June 2016

09 Jan 2017
In early February 2016, the American Red Cross has initiated a process of taking stock of tools and approaches being used/developed for urban assessment and agree on a plan of action leading to development of an aligned Urban Assessment toolbox for N...
Report, Urban Resilience
Guidance material

Be Red Cross Ready!

09 Jan 2017
Learn how easy it can be for your family to Be Red Cross Ready by completing three easy steps: Get A Kit Make A Plan Be Informed Learn more about Be Red Cross Ready program here.
Guidance material, Urban Resilience
Awareness material

Safety All Stars: Children Safety Activity Book

03 Jan 2017
A colourful and engaging activity book designed for use by parents and teachers to use with children from early years through to Key Stage 2 level. Helping children learn about various safety hazards and how to avoid or mitigate them. You are fr...
Awareness material, Youth Disaster Preparedness
Guidance material

Community-Based Housing Finance Initiatives

30 Dec 2016
This report highlights the the Community Mortgage Programme in Philippines, and innovative community-based housing finance initiative that was was launched in 1988 and has evolved into a flagship programme of the Philippines government in low income ...
Guidance material
Guidance material

Finance for City Leaders Handbook

28 Dec 2016
This publication from UN-Habitat covers a wide range of traditional financing instruments for cities, as well as innovative financing options including green bonds, inter-municipal coordination for pooled financing, and landbased financing instrument...
Guidance material, Urban Resilience
Guidance material

UNICEF Advocacy Toolkit

23 Dec 2016
The Advocacy Toolkit provides a broadly accepted definition of advocacy and detailed steps, guidance and tools for developing and implementing an advocacy strategy. The Toolkit also outlines eight foundational areas that can help strengthen an office...
Guidance material
Game

Extreme Event Game

23 Dec 2016
Extreme Event is an in-person role-playing game gives participants a taste of what it takes to build community resilience in the face of disaster. Players work together to make decisions and solve problems during an engaging, fast-paced disaster simu...
Game, Public Awareness and Public Education
Case Study

Fire Sensors for Safer Urban Communities

22 Dec 2016
The Red Cross collaborated with private sector and civil society partners in Kenya and South Africa to introduce simple, yet sophisticated sensors to provide early detection and warning of home fires across two informal settlements. In eight months,...
Case Study, Early Warning Systems

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