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What to do when high water comes?

30 Mar 2015
This leaflet, prepared by Zoï Environment Network, serves to educate people on how to respond in case of flood.
Awareness material, Flood, Public Awareness and Public Education
Assessment or evaluation, Other type of resource

Microgrids for disaster preparedness and recovery

26 Mar 2015
In response to […] recent large-scale power outages, the IEC commissioned the present White Paper with a view to examining how best to maintain local electricity supplies after a large-scale blackout. This White Paper considers the complex challeng...
Assessment or evaluation, Other type of resource, Business Preparedness, Infrastructure and Services, Urban Resilience
Case Study, Report

Science is used for disaster risk reduction

26 Mar 2015
This report discusses the role of science and technology in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and management and provides commitments on behalf of the science and technology communities to assist with the implementation of the post-2015 framework for dis...
Case Study, Report
Case Study, Report

Satellite Earth Observations in Support of Disaster Risk Reduction – Special 2015 WCDRR Edition

25 Mar 2015
This report has been compiled in support of the 2015 WCDRR to introduce and promote the use of satellite EO in support of DRR. The report highlights some of the unique capabilities of satellite EO, though often combined with other data sources, a...
Case Study, Report, Early Warning Systems, Risk Assessment
Case Study, Guidance material

Gender Perspective: Working Together for Disaster Risk Reduction

25 Mar 2015
This publication, facilitated by the UN/ISDR secretariat, serves as “an introduction to the importance of mainstreaming gender issues in risk and vulnerability reduction.” From its diverse collection of case studies, the report “showcases women...
Case Study, Guidance material, Post-Disaster Recovery, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Women and Gender in Disaster Management
Report

Leading Resilient Development: Grassroots Women’s Priorities, Practices and Innovations

25 Mar 2015
“In the policy world, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and poverty reduction are each advancing within their own area. This publication shows how for grassroots women, building resilience to disaster and climate change is inex...
Report, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Women and Gender in Disaster Management
Case Study, Research

Normative frameworks’ role in addressing gender-based violence in disaster settings

25 Mar 2015
The problem of gender-based violence (GBV) in emergencies has recently received increased attention worldwide. The Humanitarian Exchange Magazine dedicated a whole issue on GBV in humanitarian crises.The International Committee of the Red Cross demon...
Case Study, Research, Disaster Law, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Women and Gender in Disaster Management
Video

#MyResilienceStory #SoyPreventivo Ceinett Sánchez

25 Mar 2015
#SoyPreventivo nace como una campaña educativa en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana que pretende demostrar que a través de las redes sociales podemos influir y contribuir desde la comunicación digital, en las estrategias de seguridad y gestión...
Video
Guidance material, Research

Willing and able: Building a crisis resilient workforce

25 Mar 2015
This report sets out the findings from ground-breaking research into the likely variations in human and organizational response to extreme crisis events and the steps organizations should take both before and during such events to create a more crisi...
Guidance material, Research, Business Preparedness, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Awareness material

Preparing for disasters: Drought – A road to resilience in Southeast Asia

24 Mar 2015
This educational comic for children and youth focuses on drought, issued as part of a series of A Road to Resilience in Southeast Asia comics covering 7 hazards (drought, earthquake, fire, flood, hygiene promotion, tsunami, typhoon and cyclones). The...
Awareness material

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