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Risk and Opportunity, Managing Risk for Development

14 Oct 2013
This World Development Report (WDR 2014), published by the World Bank, makes the case that effective risk management is not merely a protective measure but a powerful driver of development—one that can save lives, reduce economic shocks, and enable...
Report, Urban Resilience
Report

World Disaster Report 2010: Urban Risk

14 Oct 2013
© International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 2010 IFRC World Disaster Reports http://www.ifrc.org/en/publications-and-reports/world-disasters-report/wdr2010/
Report, Urban Resilience
Report

Haiti Recovery Operation Summary of the Plan of Action – July 2011 – December 2012

11 Oct 2013
Revised Plan of Action Summary that clearly articulates IFRC secretariat actions moving forward as of July 2011. It continues to use a ‘pillar’ approach but the structure has been simplified to minimize overlap and duplication found in the thre...
Report, Post-Disaster Recovery, Urban Resilience
Report

Gestion del Riesgo en Contextos Urbanos: Avances en las Americas en Materia del abordaje del Riesgo en contextos urbanos

11 Oct 2013
La Gestión del riesgo y la experiencia urbana de las Sociedades Nacionales tiene sus inicios en el 2004 año en el cual las SN inician la implementacion de diagnosticos comunitarios en comunidades semi- urbanas- urbanas. El Desarrollo de Estudios ...
Report, Urban Resilience
Assessment or evaluation

After Hurricane Sandy: Lessons Learned for Bolstering Energy Resilience

11 Oct 2013
Series of reports on infrastructure resilience following Hurricane Sandy. Northeastern University, George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security, August, 2013. Online version of report http://www.northeastern.edu/kostas/wp-content/uploads...
Assessment or evaluation, Hurricane / Typhoon / Cyclone, Infrastructure and Services, Post-Disaster Recovery
Report

Humanitarian Exchange Magazine: Lessons learned from the Haiti Earthquake Response

11 Oct 2013
Special feature of the Humanitarian Exchange focusing on the response to the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Although much of the early media coverage emphasised the tardiness and inefficiency of the humanitarian response, subsequent reviews have ...
Report, Earthquake, Post-Disaster Recovery, Urban Resilience
Guidance material

Manual de Ocupação de Morros, Experiência em Recife

08 Oct 2013
Guidance material
Guidance material

The Alpha Multi-purpose tent

08 Oct 2013
The Alpha is designed for operations in warm climates, designed with a selfsupported aluminium-hinged structure facilitating a rapid erection and a most robust construction. Detachable gables opens for lengthwise interconnection and accordingly exten...
Guidance material
Report

Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction Study Lessons Learned from the Tsunami Operation CBDRR Programmes

08 Oct 2013
In November 2010, the IFRC commissioned Arup International Development (Arup ID) to undertake a study of its CBDRR programmes in order to identify and document lessons learned in implementing at scale CBDRR projects to strengthen community safety and...
Report
Report

Responding to urban disasters: Learning from previous relief and recovery operations (ALNAP, 2012)

08 Oct 2013
This 2012 ALNAP paper on urban lessons was written by David Sanderson, Paul Knox-Clarke and Leah Campbell and builds off a prior 2009 study written by Ian O’Donnell, Kristin Smart and Ben Ramalingam. It offers lessons pertaining to effecti...
Report, Community Engagement and Accountability, Risk Assessment, Urban Resilience

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