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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
Research

Flood Risks and Children with Disabilities in the UK.

19 Dec 2016
The altered environment and support systems of children with disabilities (CWD) make their physical, psychological, social, educational and physiological vulnerabilities more severe during flooding. Despite the concern that they are among the wors...
Research
Case Study

Unseen, Unheard: Gender-Based Violence in Disasters Asia-Pacific case studies

30 Nov 2016
This report features three case studies from the IFRC’s commissioned global study: Unseen, unheard: Gender-based violence in disasters. The first is from Bangladesh, a country with a legacy of cyclical disasters, including cyclones, floods...
Case Study, Women and Gender in Disaster Management

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