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This report presents the key insights and findings from a Comparative review of the First Aid App funded by the Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC). Results are based on a combination of primary and secondary research focusing in participating

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 57, 2016, pp. 68-79, doi:10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2016.01.008:

This study reviews how geographic information (GI) and geographic technologies (GT) can support integration of spatial planning and flood-risk

A framework that provides the policy context for a strategic national adaptation response to climate change in Ireland and is designed to evolve over time as planning and implementation progresses, as further evidence becomes available. It provides a

This publication outlines the 12 most important humanitarian lessons from the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) peer reviews, profiles examples of good donor behaviour highlighted in the peer reviews, and sketches out the challenges donors still

This working paper introduces the National Adaptive Capacity (NAC) framework, a tool to assist governments in bringing institutional capacity development into their adaptation planning processes. The NAC framework enables its users to systematically

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