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Vulnerability and capacity assessment (VCA) July 2008 Author: Edited by IFRC This publication is not a ‘how-to’ guide, but should be considered as a step in the process of showing National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies how vulnerability and capacity assessments (VCA) can help them improve their understanding of the needs of people at greatest risk of natural and man-made disasters, and thus prepare more appropriate actions to assist them cope with and recover from these hazards. The guide includes National Society case studies and examples describing VCA’s usefulness and lessons learned.
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Tools for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction: Guidance Notes for Development Organisations 2007 Author: Edited by ProVention Consortium This publication contains a series of 14 guidance notes for use by development organisations in adapting programming, project appraisal and evaluation tools to mainstream disaster risk reduction into their development work in hazard-prone countries. The guidelines are deliberately intended as short, practical briefs supplementing existing, more general, guidelines on programming, appraisal and evaluation tools.
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Words Into Action: A Guide for Implementing the Hyogo Framework 2007 Author: Edited by UN/ISDR (United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction) This guide has been created to provide advice on useful strategies for implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action. It represents a distillation of the wealth of experience that exists throughout the world on how to manage and reduce disaster risks. Because states have the primary responsibility for disaster risk reduction, the guide's target audience is national governments and their subsidiary local governments. The guide comprises an introduction, five main chapters with a set of 22 recommended tasks and a set of supporting annexes.
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Community Risk Assessment Toolkit (CRA) 2006 Author: Edited by ProVention Consortium The web based CRA toolkit documents various CRA methods and applications and assists users in identifying a method or case study of particular relevance to their context. The toolkit has four main parts: A collection of methodologies and case studies, a search tool, a glossary of terms and additional links. Intended users of the toolkit are international NGOs and their partner organisations, local government staff, risk researchers and community based organisations, active in developmental and/or humanitarian work.
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Developing Early Warning Systems: A Checklist 2006 Author: Edited by UN/ISDR (United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction) This document is a short, simple checklist of basic elements, actions and good practices associated with effective early warning systems. It is intended to be a non-technical reference tool rather than an extensive ‘how to’ list for the design of early warning systems. The checklist aims to be a list that national governments or community organizations can refer to when developing or evaluating early warning systems, or simply checking that crucial procedures are in place.
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Components of Risk. A Comparative Glossary 2006 Author: UNU-EHS (United Nation University, Institute for Environment and Human Security) The aim of this publication is to summarize the core terminology of disaster preparedness and reduction of risk management by collecting and comparing the various interpretations, definitions, and conventions used by different scientific disciplines or professional communities. It is not only a useful reference before or even during an interdisciplinary meeting, but could also facilitate the reading of proceedings and books authored by experts of different professional backgrounds.
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Sustainable Community Based Disaster Management (CBDM) Practices in Asia – A User’s Guide 2004 Author: Edited by UNCRD (United Nations Centre for Regional Development) The application of principles and practices of community based disaster management is not limited to those who work at the community level. Different stakeholders have their responsibilities in the CBDM process. The purpose of this guide is to provide a general set of guidelines and tools for different users: Policymakers, National Disaster Managers, Local Disaster Managers, Trainers and Community Workers. The guide is based on experiences from Asian countries.
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Risk Analysis – a Basis for Disaster Risk Management 2004 Author: Edited by GTZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit) In this publication GTZ presents implementation-oriented concepts, instruments and methods for risk analysis. It is part of GTZ services for disaster risk management, and is aimed primarily at the staff of GTZ and experts in national and international institutions and organisations. The use of risk analysis is intended to enhance the importance and priority of disaster prevention and preparedness and make them more effective, as a way of reducing damage and losses from extreme natural disasters and reducing the need for emergency aid.
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