Analysis of preparedness marketing activities of California Earthquake Authority, including co-branding project with American Red Cross.
Project funded by the Humanitarian Innovation Fund to use technology to increase the effectiveness of accountability to affected communities by creating an interactive communication platform using innovative SMS and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology in a humanitarian setting.
Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction is currently using txteagle to collect survey data on progress toward the HFA from 40,000 respondents in 48 countries via an SMS message system.
This paper discusses the inclusive blend of simulations, models and games and other digital and/or online technologies with local/regional "virtual communities" and communities of practice as a potentially powerful and effective approach to comprehensive community emergency preparedness.
'This page provides information and reference documents/ tools for understanding and improving institutional and legal frameworks for disaster preparedness and response.'
Minister's comments on 'Exercise Ahoboa (Preparedness) 2007' in Accra and 'the desire of the government to build the capacity of National Disaster Management Organization and all the stakeholder agencies for effective rapid response to emergencies'.
'This paper explores what happened in New Orleans–area hospitals during and after Hurricane Katrina and why hospitals had such varied experiences.'
'As the global picture grows grimmer, states and cities are searching for the fine-scale predictions they need to prepare for emergencies--and to keep the faucets running.'
'The Association of State Floodplain Managers is an organization of professionals involved in floodplain management, flood hazard mitigation, the National Flood Insurance Program, and flood preparedness, warning and recovery.'
