Purpose Harmonised messaging is a key goal in disaster reduction awareness, and is particularly important when it comes to scaling-up efforts to create a culture of safety. To promote consistent actions to the public this document sets out the key…
Public Awareness and Public Education for Disaster Risk Reduction: A Guide
This guide is designed to help National Societies to plan and develop public awareness and public education efforts for disaster risk reduction. The guide sets out approaches and tools for public awareness and public education in disaster risk reduction already widely in use by National Societies. It pulls together a range of research on risk communications and public education for behaviour change, and practitioners’ own discoveries in applying these.
Early Warning, Early Action (2008)
Purpose: This document is designed to emphasize the importance of early warning and early action in disaster response and disaster risk reduction in order to enhance understanding and provide learnt lessons to staff and volunteers in their effort of disaster response…
Disaster response and contingency planning guide (2007)
This guide aims to ensure that Red Cross Red Crescent disaster response is consistent and of high quality and enables us to test and refine existing plans, integrate new partners, and orient staff and volunteers over time.
IFRC Secretariat Standard Operating Procedures for Disaster Response and Early Recovery in Asia Pacific 2011
The purpose of this document is to present the work processes and clarify the roles and responsibilities of IFRC Secretariat representation and Country Team with regard to the operational management of disaster response and early recovery operations, and the coordination of international assistance in support of a National Society.
Institutional Capability Building Program: Disaster Management Training Guidebook
Purpose: The Standard Disaster Management Course (SDMC) Guidebook aims to address the urgent requirement of its partner comunitites for basic knowledge on disaster management. It focuses on the conceptual aspects of disaster management, which is designed to aid Red Cross…
IASC Inter-agency Contingency Planning Guidelines for Humanitarian Assistance (2007)
Purpose: The following guidelines seek to provide practical guidance for Humanitarian Country Teams, composed of UN Agencies and other International Organizations, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGO representatives, who are involved in providing international assistance and protection…
Lao contingency plan
Purpose: This contingency plan is set up for the uncertain events may be occurred in disaster response and relief efforts in Laos. Overview: This is a three page document detailing the potential action in the event of a moderate Mekong slow rising…
IFRC Contingency Planning Guide (2012)
Purpose: This guide will serve as a working tool for disaster response staff from within National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (the International Federation) working at local, national,…
Setting up a National Disaster Preparedness and Response Mechanism: Guidelines for National Societies
This publication presents a set of practical guidelines to support National Societies in developing the processes, systems, teams and individuals involved in preparing for and responding to, disasters. The guidelines acknowledge that response is, first and foremost, local but that it takes place within the global solidarity of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.