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PrepareCenter.org is a global site to share knowledge on preparedness programs, tools and experiences. The Resource Library contains a searchable inventory of documents related to hazards and disaster preparedness in communities around the globe. The portal hosts a repository of program documentation, policies, annual reports, lessons learnt, and tools and methodologies that can help you design and learn about preparedness operations in any region. Use the search box and filters to the right to better find what you’re looking for.

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Guidance material
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February 13, 2019

Urban Profiling For Better Responses To Humanitarian Crises

This document is part of a series of knowledge products produced through the Global Alliance for Urban Crises (GAUC) Working Groups, with financial support from EU Humanitarian Aid. The series ...
Urban context, urban profiling, urban assessment, urban communities, urban crisis
Report
5 stars
January 10, 2019

The State of Humanitarian Shelter and Settlements 2018

The aim of this report is to raise the profile and provide a better understanding of the humanitarian shelter and settlements sector. This report is intended to be used by humanitarian policy makers, ...
shelter, Urban context, cities, community resilience
Report
Unrated
December 10, 2018

"Doing No Harm" in the Digital Age

What are metadata?

"Doing No Harm" in the Digital Age New technologies continue to present great risks and opportunities for humanitarian action. To ensure that their use does not result in any harm, humanitarian organisations must develop and implement ...
data management, humanitarian action, privacy, Urban context, urban data
Report
Unrated
November 2, 2018

Urban Profiling in Vietnam

American Red Cross (ARC) country office together with Vietnam Red Cross (VNRC) has been implementing Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRM) Program, supported by USAID/OFDA funding since 2011 in Vietnam. Responding to ...
Urban context, urban communities, urban areas, cities, Vietnam
Report
Unrated
October 22, 2018

Urban Resilience in Asia Pacific: A Scoping Study for Red Cross and Red Crescent

IFRC Asia Pacific Zone has conducted a scoping study to map urban resilience initiatives in the Red Cross Red Crescent movement and beyond. The review looked at past and ...
Urban context, community resilience, cities, asia pacific zone, community action
Report
Unrated
July 31, 2018

Programmatic directions for the RCRC in building urban community resilience

Programmatic directions for the Red Cross and Red Crescent in building urban community resilience in the Asia Pacific Region This report provides guidance to IFRC in determining ...
Urban Resilience, Urban context, urban risk assessment
Video
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March 8, 2018

Webinars: Innovative Urban Solutions

Coalition Building process for Urban Resilience:  Cities are complex environments and addressing disaster, climate change or other risks requires truly city-wide collaboration of key stakeholders. For Red Cross Red ...
videos, urban communities, Urban context, urban risk reduction, cities, community resilience
Report
Unrated
January 25, 2018

The Urban Amplifier: Humanitarian Action in Urban Crises

The European Commission's Directorate General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) has taken stock of its funded interventions to improve the efficiency and ...
humanitarian action, cities, urban crisis, European commission, Urban context, disaster response
Other type of resource
Unrated
December 13, 2017

RCRC Urban Newsfeed Compilation

This is a compilation of the newsfeeds that was shared with the Red Cross/Red Crescent (RCRC) Urban Collaboration Platform (UCP) members since 17 June 2017.  You can find brief information about the UCP here. You can also ...
urban communities, Urban context, urban risk reduction, urban resources
Case study
Unrated
December 7, 2017

Settlement Approaches in Urban Areas

This Compendium of case studies published by the Global Shelter Cluster aims to contribute to building a body of knowledge to promote and improve the application of settlement based approaches in humanitarian response. ...
shelter, area based approach, Urban context, urban risk reduction

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