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One Billion Coalition for Resilience: Americas Guide

19 May 2016
People and communities everywhere face increasing risks to their health, livelihoods and social wellbeing. These risks are context specific and often compounded by many factors: disease; climate change; chaotic urbanization and spontaneous settlement...
Awareness material, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Awareness material

Coalición de Mil Millones para la Resiliencia: Guía para las Americas

19 May 2016
Personas y comunidades de todo el mundo se enfrentan a crecientes riesgos para su salud, medios de vida y bienestar social. Estos riesgos dependen del contexto, y a menudo se ven agravados por muchos factores: enfermedades; cambio climático; urbaniz...
Awareness material, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Guidance material

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

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