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Enhancing community flood resilience: a way forward Zurich Insurance Group Limited, 2014

16 Jul 2014
This publication addresses the need to focus more on mitigating risks and preparing for floods, rather than simply dealing with the consequences after a flood occurs, in order to reduce flood losses and help communities in both developed and developi...
Report, Flood, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Risk Assessment
Report

Central European floods 2013: a retrospective Zurich Insurance Group Limited

16 Jul 2014
This paper was produced to coincide with the first anniversary of some of the worst floods to affect central Europe in recent memory. It focuses on flood resilience in Germany, looking at the 2013 floods, and comparing them with the floods of 2002. W...
Report, Flood, Risk Assessment
Guidance material

Urban Risk Assessments: Understanding Disaster and Climate Risk in Cities

16 Jul 2014
The Urban Risk Assessment presents a flexible, cost-effective approach that project and city managers can use to identify feasible measures to assess a city’s risk. The methodology focuses on three reinforcing pillars that collectively contribute t...
Guidance material, Risk Assessment, Urban Resilience
Case Study

Changing the Game: How Business Innovations Reduce the Impact of Disasters

16 Jul 2014
Changing the Game: How Business Innovations Reduce the Impact of Disasters is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s annual disaster case study report, examining how the private sector is becoming an integral part of disaster preparedness, r...
Case Study
Report

DLCI – Technical Brief: Progress measuring resilience in the Horn of Africa

16 Jul 2014
Technical brief on the concept of measuring resilience from experiences in the Horn of Africa. Developed by Catherine Fitzgibbon for Drylands Learning and Capacity Building Initiative for Improved Policy and Pratice in the the Horn of Africa (DLCI).
Report, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Guidance material

Food Security Information Network – Resilience Measurement Principles

16 Jul 2014
First in a three part series discussing issues related to the measurement of resilience. From the Food Security Information Network’s Resilience Measurement Technical Working Group.
Guidance material, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
Awareness material

Extreme Cold: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety

14 Jul 2014
Emergency procedures and public information regarding extreme cold weather compiled by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These guidelines have been developed for use in the United States, but...
Awareness material, Cold wave / dzud, Public Awareness and Public Education
Awareness material

Seguridad en caso de tormentas invernales

14 Jul 2014
This document is a Winter Weather Safety Checklist that gives you basic information on what to do and what supplies you need in case winter weather and/or cold waves occur.
Awareness material, Cold wave / dzud, Public Awareness and Public Education
Awareness material

Seguridad en caso de tsunami

14 Jul 2014
Guia para seguridad en caso de Tsunamis. This document is a Tsunami Safety Checklist that gives you basic information on what to do and what supplies you need in case a tsunami occurs.
Awareness material, Public Awareness and Public Education, Tsunami
Guidance material

Preparing Your Community for Tsunamis: A Guidebook for Local Advocates

14 Jul 2014
Published by GeoHazards International, this working draft guidebook is designed to help local leaders prepare their communities for tsunamis using a whole-community approach. This guidebook is for anyone who would like to be an advocate for tsunami p...
Guidance material, Early Warning Systems, Public Awareness and Public Education, Risk Assessment, Tsunami

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