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.…
Purpose This document systematically reviews the main risks older people are exposed to in emergency situations. For each risk, the document also lists simple measures that can be taken within the standard programming and funding parameters of humanitarian organisations to…
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…
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…
Purpose This document looks at addressing the needs of people with disabilities in disasters. It provides guidelines and tools on including people with disabilities in disaster management. The guidelines cover the following areas: preparedness; immediate response; reconstruction and mitigation; and…
Purpose This brochure is part of the series ‘Together promoting safer neighbourhoods’ which consists of four booklets on seismic risk, developed within the framework of the ‘Strengthening capacities for preparedness and response to earthquakes in urban areas of Managua’s district…
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…
Purpose This document provides an overview of tools required for gender analysis. Overview The tools are: Sex-disaggregated data: For most gender assessments, separate data is needed for women and men. This is the foundation for the identification of societal differences…
The guidelines in this document aim to support National Societies in conducting Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments (VCA) and adapting the VCA process to their own countries. It provides a suggested path for conducting a VCA day-by-day in the field, and its expected outcomes.
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…