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2011 DRR Mapping

12 May 2014
In 2009, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies instituted an annual mapping process to highlight its disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities, support better programme targeting and ultimately promote more strategic inv...
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2012 DRR Mapping

12 May 2014
Since 2009, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has been conducting an annual mapping to highlight its disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities, support better programme targeting and ultimately promote more st...
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2013 DRR Mapping

12 May 2014
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has conducted annual disaster risk reduction (DRR) mapping since 2009 to highlight its DRR activities, support better programme targeting and ultimately promote more strategi...
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Awareness material

Disaster: How the Red Cross Red Crescent reduces risk

12 May 2014
Prepare, warn, mitigate, recover, live. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC) world is “multi-sectoral” and part of a broad and long-standing drive for safer and more resilient communities. DRR is at the core of most ...
Awareness material
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Disaster risk reduction and the International Federation

12 May 2014
At its core, disaster risk reduction is about reducing human vulnerability and strengthening resilience to the risks posed by natural hazards. Moreover, disaster risk reduction concerns the collective ability of the International Federation of Red Cr...
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Guidance material

Cost–benefit analysis of community-based disaster risk reduction, Red Cross Red Crescent lessons learned, recommendations and guidance

12 May 2014
Cost–benefit analysis (CBA) is a process that involves weighing expected project costs against the expected benefits in order to choose the most cost-effective option. It is increasingly being used in the world of disaster risk reduction, both to d...
Guidance material
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Defusing disaster – Reducing the risk: calamity is unnatural

12 May 2014
The magnitude 8.4 earthquake off Sumatra’s south-western coast on September 12, 2007, provided a reminder that far greater investment must be made in the prevention of human suffering – minimizing the odds of natural hazards becoming disasters am...
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Disaster reduction programme 2001–2008, Summary of lessons learned and recommendations

12 May 2014
Between 2001 and 2008, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (the International Federation), in partnership with the British Red Cross and supported by the UK Department of International Development (DFID), implemented ...
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IFRC Delegation Report for the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2013

12 May 2014
The Fourth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) was held from 19 to 23 May 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland, brought together over 3,500 participants from 173 countries with representation from national and local governments,...
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Guidance material

Disaster Risk Reduction: A global advocacy guide

12 May 2014
This global guide to advocacy for disaster risk reduction (DRR) aims to strengthen the skills, knowledge and proficiency of practitioners in advocating on DRR approaches to decision-makers, donors and policy-makers. It is designed to help National So...
Guidance material
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