Filter
2787
Filtered Results: 2787
Text search:
disaster
management
Featured
Recommendations
280
New Publications
829
Language
Document type
No document type
1653
Studies & Reports
434
Guidelines
230
Manuals
186
Strategic & Response Plan
150
Training Material
47
Situation Updates
38
Fact sheets
36
Resource Platforms
7
Online Courses
4
Dashboards/Maps
1
Infographics
1
Countries / Regions
Global
139
Myanmar / Burma
123
Indonesia
82
Nepal
79
India
66
Kenya
64
Sierra Leone
55
Liberia
55
Syria
53
Bangladesh
53
Uganda
43
Ethiopia
41
Mozambique
38
Haiti
38
Latin America and the Carribbean
37
Nigeria
34
South Sudan
34
Rwanda
33
Philippines
33
Africa
32
Guinea
28
Congo, Democratic Republic of
28
South Africa
28
Malawi
27
Ghana
23
Zambia
23
Western and Central Europe
22
Yemen
20
Ukraine
19
South–East Asia Region
17
Venezuela
15
Lesotho
14
Asia
14
Tanzania
14
Pakistan
14
Cambodia
13
Colombia
12
Zimbabwe
12
Brazil
12
Central African Republic
12
Madagascar
12
Middle East and North Africa
11
Sudan
11
Vietnam
10
Namibia
10
Afghanistan
9
USA
9
West and Central Africa
9
Western Pacific Region
9
Laos
8
Senegal
8
East and Southern Africa
8
Somalia
8
Burkina Faso
7
Russia
7
Thailand
6
Cameroon
6
Peru
6
Eastern Europe
6
Botswana
6
Togo
5
Chile
5
Iran
5
Niger
5
Jordan
5
Lebanon
5
Iraq
5
Burundi
4
Papua New Guinea
4
Mali
4
Benin
3
Gambia
3
China
3
Vanuatu
3
Croatia
3
Germany
3
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
3
Japan
3
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
3
Chad
3
Bhutan
3
Ecuador
3
Eswatini/ Swaziland
3
North Macedonia
2
Timor Leste/ East Timor
2
Serbia
2
Turkey
2
Canada
2
Fiji
2
Singapore
2
Malaysia
2
Guinea-Bissau
2
Paraguay
2
Turkmenistan
2
Portugal
2
Spain
2
Belarus
2
Southern Africa
2
Bolivia
2
Argentina
2
Moldova
2
Palestine
2
Tajikistan
1
Mexico
1
El Salvador
1
Kazakhstan
1
Albania
1
Kyrgyzstan
1
Uzbekistan
1
Morocco
1
Bulgaria
1
Mauritania
1
Armenia
1
Dominican Republic
1
Hungary
1
Saudi Arabia
1
Gabon
1
France
1
Tunisia
1
United Kingdom
1
Azerbaijan
1
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1
Sri Lanka
1
Egypt
1
Romania
1
Greece
1
Georgia
1
Poland
1
Honduras
1
Angola
1
Authors & Publishers
Publication Years
Category
Countries
988
Key Resources
459
Public Health
129
Women & Child Health
109
Clinical Guidelines
94
Capacity Building
53
Pharmacy & Technologies
8
Annual Report MEDBOX
3
Toolboxes
Mental Health
213
COVID-19
211
Planetary Health
196
Natural Hazards
176
Conflict
165
Rapid Response
154
Disability
132
Ebola & Marburg
111
Global Health Education
80
Refugee
67
HIV
55
Caregiver
54
Specific Hazards
51
Cholera
37
Health Financing Toolbox
36
TB
34
NTDs
26
AMR
22
Pharmacy
21
Zika
16
Typhoon
11
NCDs
7
Social Ethics
6
Polio
6
Malaria
3
South Sudan
2
A community-based approach.
These guidelines focus on manmade rather than natural disasters, but our experiences in India, El Salvador and Pakistan (earthquake interventions), and following the 2004 tsunami, cyclone Nargis in 2008 and the Haiti earthquake in 2010, showed that the principles describ...
This guide is intended for people involved in the management and operation of small- to mediumsized organized water supply systems. The content has been developed with particular consideration for operational-level personnel with responsibility for chlorination (for example, water treatment plant op...
Myanmar is prone to various natural hazards that include earthquakes, floods, cyclones, droughts, fires, tsunamis, some of whichhave the potential to impact large numbers of people. In the event that large numbers of people are affected (such as was the case in 2008 following cyclone Nargis), the go...
The Joint Response Plan sets out a comprehensive programme shaped around three strategic objectives – deliver protection, provide life-saving assistance and foster social cohesion. The Plan covers all humanitarian sectors and addresses key cross-cutting issues, including protection and gender main...
No publication year indicated
In the context of the floods in August 2015 in Myanmar, the Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRR WG) was requested to provide clear recommendations to the DMH (Department of Hydrology and Meteorology)to strengthen preparedness activities, in particular for t...
In the context of the floods in August 2015 in Myanmar, the Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRR WG) was requested to provide clear recommendations to the DMH (Department of Hydrology and Meteorology)to strengthen preparedness activities, in particular for t...
Climate information is critical towards strengthening the decision making among different users interested in mitigating impacts of climate related disasters. However, there is need for the climate users to have basic knowledge on weather and climate concepts and to a larger extend, early warning ea...
This study aims to analyze national and international stakeholders and their initiatives in Early Warning Systems in Myanmar, to identify priority gaps that need to be addressed by all stakeholders. It is presented as a first step towards supporting GoUM in information-gathering under the Myanmar Ac...
In the aftermath of the April 2015 earthquake in Nepal, this paper looks at lessons drawn from previous comparable disasters and seeks to provide invaluable information and assistance to the operational agencies responding to the crisis.
This chapter is concerned primarily with situations where there are large numbers of deaths following a disaster, requiring organized services for handling the dead.
An IPCC Special Report on climate change, desertification,
land degradation, sustainable land management, food security,
and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems.
IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land
recommended
An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems
As more frequent droughts and floods threaten the global food supply, humans are increasing their demands on water and land,...
Annex I to: To stay and deliver, good practice for humanitarians in complex security environments
The principal findings of the report include that despite overall improvements in aid agencies’ security risk management, national aid workers perceive continued inequities in security suppor...
The principal findings of the report include that despite overall improvements in aid agencies’ security risk management, national aid workers perceive continued inequities in security suppor...
June 2021. Shock-responsive social protection (SRSP) operates in contexts where rapid on-set disasters mean needs for assistance are acute and urgent. Monitoring and identifying problems in programme design and delivery are therefore critical. However, there is limited existing guidance on how to mo...
The arrival of COVID-19 in Afghanistan has brought heartache to millions of people who are now battling a deadly pandemic while simultaneously fighting for their survival amid poverty, disaster and war. Over my three years as Humanitarian Coordinator, I have marvelled at the resilience of the people...
The goal of this contingency plan for El Nino related epidemics is to contribute to the reduction in mortality and morbidity associated with El Nino epidemic threats by ensuring that appropriate systems to support health emergency preparedness, timely response and post disaster recovery and mitigati...
New research exposes how women and children are disproportionally affected by climate migration, which puts them at greater risk of gender-based violence, child labour and exploitation.
Governments must ensure the safety and protection of women and girls in climate emergencies, including the safe...
Workplace Pandemic Preparedness. Training Manual
recommended
A training manual for identifying, assessing, preventing and controlling the risks of pandemics in the workplace. This training manual has been developed for both medical and non-medical personnel who may be called upon to lead emergency response, (eg epidemic outbreak, etc), ensure effective conta...
This manual provides guidance on the design and building of barrier-free emergency shelters that are used by all people within a community following a natural disaster, such as a flood or landslide. It provides information with examples of the essential aspects to consider when designing and buildin...
Final Draft narrative December 6, 2012 - This strategic plan, developed through the joint collaboration of all stakeholders in the different sectors is aimed at harnessing and bringing together all the stakeholders who have a role in the prevention, detection and management of epidemic and infectiou...
Policy Guidance Brief 1
• Climate change has already challenged the agriculture sector in Myanmar by afecting rice yields and livestock production, while disasters such as foods and cyclones have caused massive destruction in rural areas.
• Without adaptation, the long-term consequenc...
• Climate change has already challenged the agriculture sector in Myanmar by afecting rice yields and livestock production, while disasters such as foods and cyclones have caused massive destruction in rural areas.
• Without adaptation, the long-term consequenc...
