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Safer, Stronger, Smarter: A Guide to Improving School Natural Hazard Safety

17 Jul 2017
This guide provides up-to-date, authoritative information that schools can use to develop a comprehensive strategy for addressing natural hazards. It presents information and guidance on: Identifying natural hazards that could potentially impact a s...
Guidance material, Training material, Earthquake, Flood, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone, Thunderstorm, Tornado, Tsunami
Report

Working with people and communities in urban humanitarian crises- ALNAP

12 Jul 2017
This Working Paper explores the topic of working with urban populations and communities. It draws on practical challenges and approaches in relation to targeting and communication with urban populations, and in the mobilisation of urban communities...
Report, Urban Resilience
Research

Effectiveness of Social (New) Media in the communication of climate risks

12 Jul 2017
Abstract The safety of lives and property at minimum costs is essential across all human endeavours, and this is the goal of governments and individuals. Environmental risks such as hydrological hazards (e.g. flooding) on the other hand threaten the ...
Research, Climate Change Adaptation, Community Engagement and Accountability
Case Study

Creating open spaces in urban areas: Sustainability Assessment on Community Park Revitalization

04 Jul 2017
This case study from Jakarta, Indonesia is a great example of connecting urban professionals with the communities to create sustainable, multifunctional solutions to address some of the pressing problems in cities.
Case Study, Urban Resilience
Guidance material

Guía sobre la función de las Sociedades Nacionales de la Cruz Roja y de la Media Luna Roja en calidad de auxiliares de los poderes públicos – América

04 Jul 2017
La guía pretende ilustrar el alcance de la labor concebible en el marco de la función de las Sociedades Nacionales en calidad de auxiliares de los poderes públicos, de manera que los Estados y las Sociedades Nacionales puedan lograr sus objetivos ...
Guidance material
Awareness material, Guidance material, Report

Desastres en América: Argumentos para la preparación jurídica

04 Jul 2017
Marcos jurídicos sólidos son fundamentales para reducir la exposición a riesgos, orientar la preparación y respuesta a desastres. Sin embargo, a menudo se pasa por alto la planificación de la preparación para atenderlos. El presente inform...
Awareness material, Guidance material, Report
Guidance material

Practicing humanitarian diplomacy: an introduction Humanitarian diplomacy guidance

04 Jul 2017
This guidance provides the fundamental considerations and steps to designing humanitarian diplomacy activities. Additional guidance documents will be produced which will provide separate thematic and tailored advice on the basis of identi ed need, an...
Guidance material
Guidance material

Diplomacia humanitaria Introducción – Guía del Instructor y presentación

04 Jul 2017
Este módulo tiene dos horas de duración. En él se presenta el concepto y las prácticas de diplomacia humanitaria para la Federación Internacional de Sociedades de la Cruz Roja y de la Media Luna Roja (Federación Internacional) y las Sociedades ...
Guidance material
Guidance material

Urban Response Analysis Framework, IIED

03 Jul 2017
The purpose of this Urban Response Analysis Framework (URAF) is to support the identification of appropriate multi-sector programme responses for urban contexts taking into consideration the needs and vulnerabilities of the population, and the wider ...
Guidance material, Urban Resilience
Guidance material

Urban Stakeholder Engagement and Coordination

03 Jul 2017
This guidance note provides key principles and considerations for individual organisations to use when making decisions on how to engage and coordinate with local and international actors throughout the programme life-cycle, to ensure effective imple...
Guidance material
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