Purpose This video looks at the impact HIV/AIDS has on older people. Overview Most HIV campaigns tend to focus on the young, neglecting older people. The video illustrates the stories of two people in Zimbabwe suffering from the disease and…
Older People in Disasters and Humanitarian Crises: Guidelines for Best Practices
Purpose The guidelines in this document give examples of key approaches and actions that could help the humanitarian community reduce the vulnerability associated with ageing. They also suggest ways to enhance the capacities and contribution of older people in emergencies.…
Protecting Older People in Emergencies: Good Practice Guide
Purpose This briefing draws on 14 field projects to highlight common challenges of supporting older people. Eleven of the case studies summarise the key challenges and most effective responses that the experts identified during their visits. The three remaining case…
Audio visual: Blind People and Disaster Risk Management
Purpose Vietnam is one of the countries in the world most vulnerable to natural disasters. The country suffers from many disasters including floods, storms, tropical depressions, droughts and forest fires. This video looks at the challenges blind people face in…
Manual on Disability Inclusive Community-Based Disaster Risk Management
Purpose This manual enables relevant practitioners to understand why disability should be included in Community-Based Disaster Risk Management and gives an overview of the disability inclusive Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) cycle. It also gives detailed instructions on implementing Step…
Voices of Ethnic Minority Children – Participatory Video on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change in Vietnam
Purpose This publication introduces the Participatory Video (PV) methodology as a tool to amplify the voices of traditionally excluded groups who are greatly affected by disasters. The publication outlines the steps involved in carrying out the PV process held in…
Flood Early Warning Systems in Nepal – A Gendered Perspective
Purpose For flood early-warning systems to be fully effective, they must reach the end users and meet the different needs of women and men. Thus, a study on ‘Early warning systems from a gender perspective, with special reference to flood…
Integrating gender concerns into the objectives and activities for disaster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery, based on national disaster risk management plans and OCHA’s minimum preparedness activities
Purpose This paper looks at how to integrate gender into the objectives and activities to be carried out for disaster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. Overview Activities to be carried out for disaster prevention are: hazard and risk analysis; providing…
Women, Gender and Disaster Risk Communication
Purpose This note looks at the importance of gender in disaster risk communication. It provides a brief overview of Save the Children’s gender-targeted communication strategy in two Cuban communities. Overview Disaster risk communication and warnings miss the mark if overly-general…
Gender and Diversity in Emergencies – Quick and Easy Steps for Accountability to Affected People
Purpose This poster looks at the steps for accountability to affected people in assessments and monitoring; shelter and gender-based violence. Overview In assessments and monitoring, the steps involve: guaranteeing gender balance in the assessment team; speaking directly with affected women,…