The GDPC performs the following actitities to support the work done at the RCRC movement through learning, knowledge sharing, innovation, technical assistance, research and collaboration amongst disaster preparedness practitioners worldwide.
Featured Activities
Local to Global Climate Solutions: Making Communities Safer with Nature Miami has been referred to as one of the most economically vulnerable cities on the planet with $416 billion in assets at risk for flooding and sea-level rise, in just one of Miami-Dade's many municipalities. More alarming is...
The practice of disaster response and preparedness is primarily tacit work that has had limited formal study and observation. While there are vast number of reports and documents describing best-practices and lessons-learned in the area of disaster preparedness and response, very few of these...
The American Red Cross and the GDPC have partnered with the National Building Museum to present Designing for Disaster, a 15 month-long exhibition exporing a variety of disaster risk management topics—ranging from environmental risk assessments to durable building design strategies—and showcasing...
The American Red Cross and the GDPC, with sponsorship from Disney, are working to prepare school-age children at home and abroad for the next disaster. Building on nine years of successful Pillowcase Project implementation in cities across the United States, the GDPC has developed a model...
Mobile application for small businesses: Small businesses employ members of the community, provide resources for people to meet their daily needs, and contribute to local business districts, as well as regional and global supply chains. This makes it that much more important for small businesses to...
In response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa and with funding from the Paul Allen Foundation, the GDPC modified its Universal App Program model to include content related to Ebola. The First Aid app was adapted for release in 13 countries in West Africa responding to the Ebola outbreak as...
The First Aid app includes Everyday First Aid content developed by the British Red Cross based on the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) First Aid Guidelines. Each app contains more than 20 every-day first aid scenarios, including localized videos and...
In response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the GDPC modified the First Aid app for release in 13 African countries to include Ebola-related content. In addition to providing information on Ebola transmission, identification and treatment, the app serves as a platform to disseminate...
The GDPC and a wide variety of partners are gearing up for the 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) which will be held in Sendai, Japan March 14-18, 2015 . The GDPC will be present at the WCDRR and will showcase project activities at the booths of the IFRC, USAID, UNESCO, and...
With support from the Rockefeller Foundation, the Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC) has been working with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to host a series of regional workshops to share learning and insights on building disaster preparedness and...
