Community-based DRR

The idea of this booklet is to present good practices and lessons learned gathered by National Red Crescent Societies of Central Asia through implementation of community and school-based disaster preparedness project funded by DIPECHO. The given booklet

The safety of school children, at all times and everywhere, cannot be over-emphasised. It is in this respect that Safety Standards Manual is both timely and invaluable. It underscores the Kenyan government's commitment to the safety and overall wlefare

This publication highlights the role of children in the process of change and SEED's efforts to tap these powerful agents of change to create safe schools. SEEDS, through its School Safety Initiative seeks to create safe environments for children in

A report from IFRC on the latest 'imihigo' or 'performance contract', a risk reduction project run by the Rwanda Red Cross (RRC)in the eastern Kayonza district, a relatively dry area where food security is a major issue...

A new survey, launched within the context of the Global Platform 2009 this week, states that the risks from 'natural' disasters can be considerably reduced if communities are involved in the process of implementation of policies at national level...

The EC congratulates Development Workshop France and Focus Humanitarian Assistance for receiving the prestigious UN Sasakawa Award for Disaster Reduction at the Global Platform 2009. DWF received the Certificate of Distinction and FHA the Certificate of Merit...

The Nobody Left Behind (NLB): Disaster Preparedness for Persons with Mobility Impairments research study determined the readiness of emergency management sites across the United States to assist persons with mobility impairments during disasters. One

The School of Geography & Environmental Studies of the University of Tasmania conducted this survey. The survey gathered input from planning practitioners on their needs and thoughts regarding the kinds of attitudes, skills and competencies planners might