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Phase I WPNS Self-Assessment 2002-2004

12 May 2014
In 2001, disaster preparedness delegates from the IFRC and staff from different National Societies defined the characteristics of a well-prepared National Society. Their aim was to prepare a simple tool for disaster preparedness planning. Based on th...
Report
Report

Phase II WPNS Self-Assessment 2005-2008

12 May 2014
In 2001, disaster preparedness delegates from the IFRC and staff from different National Societies defined the characteristics of a well-prepared National Society. Their aim was to prepare a simple tool for disaster preparedness planning. Based on th...
Report
Case Study

Well Prepared National Societies – Focus in Africa

12 May 2014
The “Well Prepared National Societies” (WPNS) assessment and analysis helps the National Societies to assess their preparedness status and identify areas for improvement. WPNS also provides National Societies with practical indicators for their o...
Case Study
Case Study

Well Prepared National Society – India Case Study

12 May 2014
The “Well Prepared National Societies” (WPNS) assessment and analysis helps the National Societies to assess their preparedness status and identify areas for improvement. WPNS also provides National Societies with practical indicators for their o...
Case Study
Case Study

“Helping One Another” – The Use of WPNS in Southeast Asia

12 May 2014
The “Well Prepared National Societies” (WPNS) assessment and analysis helps the National Societies to assess their preparedness status and identify areas for improvement. WPNS also provides National Societies with practical indicators for their o...
Case Study
Guidance material

The Sphere Project Handbook

12 May 2014
The Sphere Handbook is designed for planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation during humanitarian response. It is also an effective advocacy tool when nego­tiating for humanitarian space and for the provision of resources with authorities....
Guidance material, Livelihoods and Food Security, Post-Disaster Recovery
Awareness material

Better Programming Initiative – Options to improve the impact of programmes

12 May 2014
The Better Programming Initiative (BPI) is an initiative born of the conviction that in communities affected by violence, well-planned aid programming with alternative and creative implementation options can support local capacities for recovery and ...
Awareness material
Awareness material

Structural and non-structural risk mitigation in Turkey

12 May 2014
Based on the results of a study and the low level of risk awareness among people hit by the 1999 quakes, the Bogazici University developed a non-structural mitigation (NSM) education programme, with support from the Turkish Red Crescent Society (TRCS...
Awareness material
Case Study

China and Cambodia: Integrated programming and cooperation with local authorities boost communities’ disaster preparedness

12 May 2014
Both China and Cambodia are prey to natural disasters affecting the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. To help vulnerable communities prepare for and withstand such disasters, the National Societies are implementing community-based disaster...
Case Study
Case Study

Building Safer Communities in South Asia

12 May 2014
The South Asia Regional Delegation in consultation with its partners has developed a regional disaster risk reduction programme entitled: “Building Safer Communities in South Asia”. This programme aims to draw together regional experiences and kn...
Case Study

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