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World Disasters Report 2010 takes an in-depth look at the consequences for humanitarian action of the dramatic surge in the numbers of people living in cities and towns which will be the hallmark...
With this Climate Guide for the Red Cross and Red Crescent we aim to share the experiences of more than 40 National Societies who, in the last five years have started to address climate change in...
The reason for our concern with disaster risk reduction
is clear. For almost a century, the International
Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
has provided...
In a disaster response operation, the provision of shelter assistance can be an extremely complex process to manage, particularly as the response transitions from the relief phase and into...
Niger has seen rapid population growth and environmental change over the last 40 years: arable surfaces have decreased, and the population has multiplied by four. Over half the population suffers...
A guide to the planning, use, procurement and logistics of timber as a construction material in humanitarian relief
This winterisation strategy paper provides technical guidelines for the upgrading of non-winterized tents and for the use of shelter kits to reach minimal winterisation standards. It is the output...
This paper is meant to provide additional information about indicators specifically relating to risk reduction in order to inform the possible selection and adaptation of risk reduction indicators...
The œOslo Guidelines? were originally prepared over a period of two years beginning in1992. They were the result of a collaborative effort that culminated in an internationalconference in Oslo,...
The collaboration between IFRC and Oxfam on this project originated from the lack of up-to-date guidance on the use of plastic sheeting. While this material is widely used in emergency shelter...