Collection
A Collection by: PreventionWeb user UNDRR Editors
Last updated: 31 Mar 2020
The Words into Action guidelines provide access to expertise and communities of DRR practitioners. This collection of selected preparedness guidance is part of the Words Into Action: Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response.
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Words into Action guidelines: Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
2020
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International network in crisis translation - Recommendations on policies
European Union
2019
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Health emergency preparedness for imported cases of high-consequence infectious diseases
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
2019
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The checklist on law and disaster preparedness and response
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
2019
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Health emergency and disaster risk management framework
World Health Organization
2019
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Gender handbook for humanitarian action
Inter-Agency Standing Committee
2017
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A strategic framework for emergency preparedness
World Health Organization
2017
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Index for risk management INFORM concept and methodology report - Version 2017
European Commission
2017
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A literature review on community and institutional preparedness synergies
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
2017
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Chapter 7 of the ADA best practices tool kit for state and local governments
United States Department of Justice
2016
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Mainstreaming gender equality in preparedness and response in Nepal: A resource guide
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women; United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Geneva
2016
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Guidelines to protect migrants in countries experiencing conflict or natural disaster
Migrants in Countries in Crisis Initiative
2016
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Disaster resilience of small to mid-size businesses on New Orleans historic corridors
AECOM
2016
News
India evacuates 30,000 in tsunami drill
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
07 September 2016
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Strengthening disaster risk management in India: A review of five state disaster management plans
Overseas Development Institute; Climate and Development Knowledge Network
2016
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Severe weather: Emergency preparedness and response planning
Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety
2016
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Disaster resilience, management and preparedness in aboriginal communities in Darwin and Palmerston
Australian Red Cross; Charles Darwin University
2016
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Accessibility to emergency information on television
Federal Communications Commission
2015
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ASEAN training of trainers on disaster recovery
United States Agency for International Development; Asean Coordinating Center for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management
2015
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Emergency response preparedness (ERP): Draft for field testing
Inter-Agency Standing Committee
2015
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Nuclear and radiological emergency guidelines: preparedness, response and recovery
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
2015
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Reading the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 - 2030
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
2015
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Disaster risk reduction: Good practice review 9
Humanitarian Practice Network
2015
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Climate risk and early warning systems: CREWS initiative
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2015
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United Nations Environment Programme; Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at Local Level
2015
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Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030
United Nations - Headquarters; United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
2015
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Global assessment report on disaster risk reduction 2015
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
2015
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Understanding risk in an evolving world: emerging best practices in natural disaster risk assessment
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the
2014
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Child-centred risk assessment: regional synthesis of UNICEF assessments in Asia
United Nations Children's Fund (Global Headquarters, New York)
2014
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Disaster response in Asia an the Pacific: A guide to international tools and services
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
2013
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
2013
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Disaster as opportunity? Building back better in Aceh, Myanmar and Haiti
Overseas Development Institute
2013
News
UN global survey explains why so many people living with disabilities die in disasters
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
10 October 2013
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World Bank, the
2013
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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Regional Office for Southern Africa
2012
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National Institute of Disaster Management (India)
2012
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Community early warning systems: guiding principles
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
2012
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Earthquakes: guidelines on preparing, responding and recovering
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
2012
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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
2011
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Drought-ready communities: A guide to community drought preparedness
National Drought Mitigation Center
2011
Policy, Plans & Statements
USA: National disaster recovery framework: Strengthening disaster recovery for the nation
Federal Emergency Management Agency
2011
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
2011
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Tropical cyclones: a preparedness guide
Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; American Red Cross
2011
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Living on shaky ground: how to survive earthquakes and tsunamis in Northern California
Earthquake Country Alliance
2011
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Emergency preparedness guide for people with disabilities/special needs
Public Safety Canada
2010
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
2010
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Local governments and disaster risk reduction: good practices and lessons learned
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction; United Nations Development Programme - Thailand; International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization
2010
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Association of South East Asian Nations
2009
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United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction; National Drought Mitigation Center
2009
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Making disaster risk reduction gender-sensitive: policy and practical guidelines
United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters; International Union for the Conservation of Nature; United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
2009
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Tsunami preparedness: information guide for disaster planners
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Headquarters
2008
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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Headquarters; United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
2008
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Flood-warning system in Mozambique: completion of the Búzi project
Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft
2007
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Tools for mainstreaming disaster risk reduction: guidance notes for development organisations
ProVention Consortium
2007
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Drought monitoring and early warning: concepts, progress and future challenges
World Meteorological Organization
2006
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Inter-Agency Standing Committee
2006
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What is VCA: an introduction to vulnerability and capacity assessment
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
2006
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Preparing the workplace for everyone: Accounting for the needs of people with disabilities
United States of America - government
2005
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Disaster preparedness and the deaf community
American Red Cross; Rochester Institute of Technology
2005
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Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
2004
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Tips for effectively communications with the whole community in disasters
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United States of America - government