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Resiliencia en las Américas (RITA) – Recursos

27 Jun 2016
Desde hace dos décadas el sector humanitario ha llegado a un consenso que el responder a desastres después de que pasen no salva el mayor número de vidas o medios de vida, y tampoco disminuye las perdidas económicas asociadas con desastres. Este ...
Guidance material, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Report

What Role does the Private Sector have in supporting Disaster Recovery, and what Challenges does it face in doing so?

23 Jun 2016
This publication examines key issues confronting the private sector in: disaster recovery financing; what roles private-sector entities have played; and where there has been successful integration or leadership of these organizations. The study also ...
Report, Post-Disaster Recovery
Other type of resource

Photo Report: Red Cross Carries Out a Zika Awareness Campaign in Gungulung

23 Jun 2016
After the Ministry of Health in Belize recently recorded new cases of Zika, the Red Cross carried out a zika awareness campaign in the Gungulung community. The Belize Red Cross led the intervention, with support from representatives of the American, ...
Other type of resource, Public Awareness and Public Education, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Report

Australia Disaster Management Reference Handbook

20 Jun 2016
The Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (USA), produces country and regional reference books to provide a commonly available baseline of information regarding disaster management environments. This Disaster Manage...
Report, Disaster Risk Financing, Risk Assessment
Case Study

UX Discovery – Practical Action

18 Jun 2016
An overview of the people-centered design process undertaken by Practical Action in the development of a flood solutions catalgoue under the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. UX Discovery – Practical Action UX Discovery – Practical Action
Case Study
Guidance material, Report

Toward a CAP-enabled National Alert System: Some Notes for the Government of Mexico

17 Jun 2016
This document provides policy and technical guidance to support the Government of Mexico in the development of a country-wide, Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)–enabled National Alert System. Prepared with input from invited international experts, it ...
Guidance material, Report, Early Warning Systems
Guidance material

Find the Volunteer Inside You campaign (2011)

17 Jun 2016
In 2010, the IFRC conducted a survey to establish the economic and social value of Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers and published a report on the findings, entitled The Value of Volunteers in January 2011. The study was based on rigorous methodo...
Guidance material
Report

Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2016

14 Jun 2016
The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is an index of acute multidimensional poverty that covers over 100 developing countries. It assesses the nature and intensity of poverty, by directly measuring the overlapping deprivations poor people e...
Report
Report

World Cities Report 2016: Urbanization and Development: Emerging Futures

14 Jun 2016
Published by UNHABITAT, this year’s World Cities Report presents a number of issues that this New Urban Agenda should address. United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development — known as Habitat III — in Quito, Ecuador, ...
Report, Urban Resilience
Video

Keeping Heritages Intact

13 Jun 2016
This video is part of the series, ‘Staying Prepared – Lessons from 2015 Nepal Earthquakes.’ These videos capture experiences and lessons learned from different communities which were affected by the 2015 Nepal Earthquakes. This firs...
Video, Earthquake
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