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Disaster management |

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Publications

Publications are available on the following topics:

Disaster preparedness | Disaster response | Disaster risk reduction |
Recovery and livelihoods | World Disasters Report

Disaster preparedness

Better programme initiative (BPI) | Contingency planning |
Training manual | Vulnerabilty and capacity assessment (VCA)

Better programme initiative (BPI)

Leaflet: Better Programming Initiative | en español | en français
Publication: Aid: supporting or undermining recovery? Lessons from the Better Programming Initiative | en español

Contingency planning

Guideline: Disaster response and contingency planning guide

Disaster preparedness training manual

Introduction to disaster preparedness
Preparedness planning
Project planning
Risk reduction
Increasing comunity disaster awareness
Disaster emergency needs assessment
Disaster programme information and reporting
Improving coordination
Improving basic training skills
Full document (PDF, 2.3Mb, 380 pages)

Vulnerability and capacity assessment (VCA)

What is VCA? | en español | en français
How to do VCA? | en español | en français
VCA toolbox
VCA training
VCA: Lessons learned and recommendations | en español | en français

Disaster response

Publication: Emergency response unit 2008 | in Arabic | en español | en français
Guideline: Household water treatment and safe storage in emergencies | en español | en français

Disaster risk reduction

Climate change | Early warning, early action in climate change | Food security

Publication: Defusing disaster – Reducing the risk: calamity is unnatural
Publication: The Global Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction – Building safer, resilient communities
Publication: World Disasters Report 2002 – focus on reducing risk
Publication: Disaster risk reduction and the International Federation
Publication: A framework for community safety and resilience - In the face of disaster risk
Fact sheet: Outcomes of the 28th International conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
Standards: The Hyogo Framework for Action and the International Federation | en español | en français

Climate change

Publication: Red Cross Red Crescent climate guide
Publication: Preparedness for climate change
Report: II International work conference on climate change and disaster risk reduction
More information: Red Cross Red Crescent climate chang ereports and articles

Food security

Guideline: Global food security assessment guidelines
Guideline: How to conduct a food security assessment – A step-by-step guide for National Societies in Africa | en français
Publication: Long-term food security: investing in people and livelihoods | en français
Strategic framework: Five-year strategic framework on food security for Africa 2008 – 2012 | en français
Swaziland: good food security practices to share and replicate | en español | en français

Early warning, early action in climate change

Publication: Early warning > Early action
Routinely taking humanitarian action before a disaster or health emergency happens, making full use of scientific information on all timescales.
A Red Cross/Red Crescent answer to rising climate risks

Recovery and livelihoods

Guideline: Guidelines for assessment in emergencies | en español | en français
Guideline: Guidelines for cash transfer programming
Guideline: Global food security assessment guidelines
Guideline: How to conduct a food security assessment – A step-by-step guide for National Societies in Africa| en français
Guideline: Household water treatment and safe storage in emergencies | en español | en français
Publication: World Disasters Report 2001: Focus on recovery

World Disasters Report

World Disasters Report 2008: Focus on HIV/AIDS
World Disasters Report 2007: Focus on discrimination
World Disasters Report 2006: Focus on neglected crises
World Disasters Report 2005: Focus on information in disasters
World Disasters Report 2004: Focus on community resilience
World Disasters Report 2003: Focus on ethics in aid
World Disasters Report 2002: Focus on reducing risk
World Disasters Report 2001: Focus on recovery
World Disasters 2000: Focus on public health

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