The Resource Library contains a searchable inventory of documents related to hazards and disaster preparedness in communities around the globe. It serves as a repository of program documentation, policies, annual reports, lessons learned, guidance, and tools and methodologies that can help you design and learn about preparedness operations in any region. Use the search box and filters below to better find what you’re looking for.
The Asia Pacific Disaster Resilience Centre invites the 2nd International Forum and Disaster Resilience on the topic: “COVID-19: Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience and its Framework” Date: 3 July 2020 Time: 13:00 – 18h30 (GMT+9,...
Other type of resource, COVID-19 (Coronavirus), Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
The Epidemic Control for Volunteers (ECV) Manual and Toolkit is a resource that has, since 2008, been developed and promoted by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to assist National Societies and their volunte...
Guidance material, Training material, Communicable Disease
Albania is a flood-prone country that has faced changing rainfall patterns with stronger and longer rainfall periods over the past 15 years. The inadequate infrastructure increases the severity of floods every few years in the northern part of Albani...
Awareness material, Community Engagement and Accountability, Flood, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management, Risk Assessment
Heatwaves are deadly disasters that are increasingly common and can seriously affect human health and well-being. When a heatwave strikes, the most vulnerable are the most impacted. In the past decade severe heatwaves have been responsible for numero...
This document is a summary of the risk, evidence, and assessment related to COVID-19 for the week 17 – 23 May. These are updated on a weekly basis and past updates can be found here under ‘Risk, Evidence, and Modelling’. Future update...
Las emergencias sanitarias afectan de manera distinta a mujeres, hombres, niñas, niños, adolescentes y personas LGBTIQ+. Reconocerlo es clave para asegurar una respuesta humanitaria más eficaz y pertinente centrada en las personas y sensible al gÃ...
Guidance material, COVID-19 (Coronavirus), Women and Gender in Disaster Management
The purpose of this document is to provide information to Red Cross Red Crescent staff and volunteers on how to engage with, inform and support older people to support older people in facing new challenges linked to COVID-19. This is a living documen...
The activity cards are designed especially for children who are in lock-down or have limited acces to school and recreational programming. All of the activities can be done individually or with a small group of 2 to 3 people at home or in any suitabl...
Game, COVID-19 (Coronavirus), Disaster Preparedness Games, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
Do you know what empathy is? It means to understand how people feel. Try drawing The Empathy Tree! It can help you learn how to better understand others and create a kinder world.
Game, COVID-19 (Coronavirus), Disaster Preparedness Games
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