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Ebola Contact Tracing in Liberia

19 Nov 2014
Thousands of people have died in Liberia as a result of the Ebola outbreak which began in March 2014. Members of a Liberian Red Cross monitor relatives and neighbours of Ebola victims. Background The Ebola virus causes an acute, serious illness which...
Video, Communicable Disease
Report

Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment. A participatory action research study of the Vulnerabilities and Capacities of the Palestinian Society in Disaster Preparedness.

18 Nov 2014
This report presents the second Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (VCA) study conducted by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, subsequent to the initial VCA study which was written in 2000.
Report, Risk Assessment
Video

Hurricanes: How to build a safer wooden house

17 Nov 2014
This film shows how to build a safer shelter and serves as tutorial on hurricane resistant techniques. Versión en español: http://youtu.be/u-3EYV7QX6k
Video, Climate Change Adaptation, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone
Video

The human face of climate change

17 Nov 2014
The human face of climate change Video of The human face of climate change Climate change has been at the forefront of international debate with a focus on the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. The social and humanitarian implications of climat...
Video, Climate Change Adaptation
Video

Comunicación con Beneficiarios

07 Nov 2014
For more information: http://ifrc.org/beneficiary-communica… “Las personas afectadas por desastres necesitan información al igual que agua, comida, medicina o alojamiento: la información precisa y oportuna puede salvar vidas.”Inf...
Video, Communication As Aid
Video

Communication avec les Bénéficiaires

07 Nov 2014
http://www.ifrc.org/beneficiary-commu…Le mouvement Croix-Rouge Croissant-Rouge pense que les communautés ont besoin et méritent d’avoir des informations qui pourront améliorer leur vie future, avant et après un désastre. Dans leur v...
Video, Communication As Aid
Case Study

Case Study: Mainstreaming put to the test – one official’s experience in Bhutan

04 Nov 2014
Bhutan is known as the ‘Land of the Thunder Dragon ‘for the violent storms that blow in from the Himalayas. Here, climate change and weather hazards have always been point of vulnerability. Besides Himalayan storms, glacial melting can also ca...
Case Study, Livelihoods and Food Security
Other type of resource

Interest Story: Community first responders saving lives in the Philippines

04 Nov 2014
Interest Story on Community first responders saving lives in the Philippines. Asian Disaster Preparedness Center – Website: http://www.adpc.net
Other type of resource
Case Study

Case study: Coordination improved response time and increased concentration during emergency, volunteers report

04 Nov 2014
As this case illustrates, community-led teams can take a lead in response efforts for disasters of international significance, as well as smaller and more local incidents. The Savar incident is such a case: beginning as a local incident, it ha...
Case Study
Case Study

Case Study: Getting the word out: Women emergency responders in Bangladesh pass message on, train others

04 Nov 2014
In Bangladesh, histories of oral traditions have laid the foundation for community training in emergency response. A strong colloquial culture in folklore and story telling makes a compelling case why community training is practical and effective...
Case Study, Women and Gender in Disaster Management

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