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 purpose of BPI is to save lives, protect livelihoods, and shorten recovery times following disasters. It does this by providing small and medium businesses with adaptable preparedness tools. This guide is for Red Cross and Red Crescent National S...
Guidance material, Business Preparedness, Resilience and Disaster Risk Management
A collection of resources supporting the Business Preparedness Initiative (BPI) of the GDPC. Visit the BPI Toolkit for complete guidance and how to use these resources.
The BPI Workshop in a Box is a downloadable set of resources that enable any facilitator to run a series of business preparedness and resilience workshops for small and medium organizations. The workshop material is suitable for both for-profit and n...
These materials were developed by the Uganda Red Cross Society in partnership with GDPC and Resilient Organisations to support their pilot of the Business Preparedness Intiative.
An Article that presents Q & A regarding how to include more local women in emergency response. For more details, open the link URL to access the whole article Article Source: The New Humanitarian Q&A: How to include more local women in emer...
Other type of resource, Women and Gender in Disaster Management
Jackie’s story surviving the devastating Alabama electrical Fire – Birmingham, Alabama 2019 Jackie Sturdivant survived the May 18, 2019 Alabama fire. The Smoke Alarms installed by Red Cross Volunteers three days before the electrical ...
Virtual reality is able to effectively blur the line between reality and illusion, pushing the limits of our imagination and granting us access to any experience imaginable. With well-crafted simulations, these experiences, which are so immersive tha...
‘Tanah: The Tsunami and Earthquake Fighter’ is a disaster preparedness educational mobile app designed for kids and families, to teach them how to protect themselves from tsunamis and earthquakes in fun and interactive game! ‘Tanah’ is a coll...
Researcher from the University of Auckland (New Zeland) suggested how disaster themed video games have the ability to be educational tools to foster participation and learning. Such games have an ability to convey messages of disaster risk reduction...
Video, Immersive Technologies & Digital Games, Mobile Technology
Free rivers is an augmented reality (AR) experience which was born from the desire to illustrate what the future could like if rivers are not kept free flowing and protected. The app, launched by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), creates an entire ri...
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