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Outbreak surveillance and response in humanitarian emergencies. WHO guidelines for EWARN implementation

17 Jul 2014
The purpose of this document is to provide a standard framework and best current practice for implementation of an Early Warning and Response Network (EWARN) and its operation in the field, following humanitarian emergencies. These guidelines are int...
Guidance material, Communicable Disease, Early Warning Systems
Report

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
Set of case stuides from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation which explores how businesses are helping to reduce the impacts of disasters around the world. The report provides an interesting look at how companies and the Chamber of Commerce are s...
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

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