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Handbook: Building City Coalitions

19 May 2016
The number of those affected by disasters, natural or otherwise, has steadily increased over the years. In 2016, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) predicts that 125.3 million people will be in need of human...
Guidance material, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Urban Resilience
Guidance material

Manual para la formación de coaliciones urbanas

19 May 2016
El número de personas afectadas por desastres, naturales o de otro tipo, ha aumentado constantemente en los últimos años. Para 2016, la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Coordinación de Asuntos Humanitarios (OCHA) predice que unas 125,3 mill...
Guidance material, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Urban Resilience
Guidance material

Resilient Communities Handbook

19 May 2016
The humanitarian system is seeking ever greater resources to save more lives every year. The number of natural and manmade disasters is increasing as is the gap in resources available to help every person in need of humanitarian help. As such, action...
Guidance material, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Guidance material

Manual para comunidades resilientes

19 May 2016
El sistema humanitario está buscando cada vez más recursos para salvar más vidas. El número de desastres naturales y provocados está en aumento, al igual que la brecha entre los recursos requeridos y los disponibles para ayudar a aquellas person...
Guidance material, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Awareness material

Resilience in the Americas (RITA) Resources

19 May 2016
For over two decades, there has been a strong consensus that responding to disasters after they occur does not save the maximum number of lives and livelihoods nor minimize disaster losses. This recognition has been combined with a shift towards an e...
Awareness material, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Other type of resource

Universal Aid Apps: Caribbean Goutee Comic

18 May 2016
Goutee is an easily shareable comic strip that shows a short glimpse into the life of our hero, Goutee. From floods to earthquakes, burns to broken bones and everything in between, Goutee can overcome all obstacles with his companions, the First Aid ...
Other type of resource, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Other type of resource

Conoce los participantes del programa Oportunidades de Beneficio Económico en Belice

18 May 2016
Las comunidades al norte de Belice poseen fuentes de ingresos económicos bastante limitados, enfocados principalmente en la industria de la caña de azúcar y en algunas ocasiones la pesca de mar o río. La Cruz Roja Americana trabaja en conjunto...
Other type of resource, Livelihoods and Food Security, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Video

Community Stories – RITA Program

18 May 2016
Resilience in the Americas (RITA) is implemented by Red Cross National Societies in 8 countries in Latin America, with technical support from the American Red Cross. The focus of the program is to work alongside communities to strengthen their res...
Video, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Video

Historias Comunitarias – Proyecto RITA

18 May 2016
Resiliencia en las Américas (RITA por sus siglas en inglés) se está implementado por las Sociedades Nacionales de la Cruz Roja en 8 países de América Latina, con el apoyo técnico de la Cruz Roja Americana. El programa busca trabajar de la ma...
Video, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Video

Creating Economic Opportunities in Northern Belize

18 May 2016
In 2015, the Belize Red Cross, with support from the American Red Cross, provided initial support to 38 beneficiaries, working with them to diversify community income sources. Grants included support in agriculture and micro-enterprise development...
Video, Livelihoods and Food Security, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
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