http://www.drrlibrary.org/ Recent bookmarks posted to DRRlibrary 60 http://www.instedd.org/flumanual The Flu Manual was created to serve as a comprehensive educational guide for Avian Influenza (also known as Bird Flu and H5N1) with the target audience being the individual, their family and their community. The majority of information that exists within the public sector on Avian Influenza is designed for technical and medical experts and is very difficult to digest if one does not have prior knowledge about influenza. The Flu Manual serves to educate individuals about all stages of an influenza pandemic: from background and planning, to treatment of symptoms and response, to recovery. InSTEDD assembled the Flu Manual through collaboration with many experts in the field of influenza and crisis management. bhupindert Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:03:13 +0000 instedd pandemic preparedness preparedness http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/drm/cr/res25110802.pdf Guide developed by the village panchayat of Kuthambakkam which is 30 Kms away from Chennai in Tamilnadu. ian odonnell Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:53:53 +0000 community disaster management guide india local governance panchayat planning preparedness village http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/pr_1225900531284.shtm U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency's Fiscal Year 2009 Application Guidance for 14 federal grant programs to assist state and local governments in strengthening community preparedness. ian odonnell Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:27:36 +0000 fema grants preparedness us http://www.thataway.org/exchange/resources.php?action=view&rid=1621 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. ian odonnell Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:08:20 +0000 community community of practice disaster exercise games preparedness simulation http://disasterbound.org/ Blog seeking to support 'dialogue around disaster preparedness and response, its sociocultural ramifications, related innovative resources and strategies'. ian odonnell Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:12:14 +0000 blog culture innovation preparedness prevention response web 2.0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqOI5uikghc Floods are a seasonal hazard in Nepal. Practical Action, an international NGO, is working with vulnerable communities in Chitwan district to build early warning systems, protective shelters and strengthened river embankments. bhupindert Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:10:12 +0000 cbdrr floods preparedness video http://www.resilient2disaster.com/tiki-index.php This website exists to help build resilience to disasters in the Puget Sound Area for individuals, groups, businesses and all partners in disaster response. Information on hazards was adapted from the Talking About Disasters: Guide for Standard Messaging prepared by the Coalition of Organizations for Disaster Education in Washington DC. To see the original material from the Guide, please go to: http://www.redcross.org/disaster/disasterguide/ bhupindert Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:01:53 +0000 preparedness publica awareness western washington wiki http://www.unisdr.org/ppew/info-resources/ewc3/Global-Survey-of-Early-Warning-Systems.pdf An assessment of capacities, gaps and opportunities towards building a comprehensive global early warning system for all natural hazards. A report prepared at the request of the Secretary-General of the United Nations. bhupindert Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:03:22 +0000 early warning early warning survey preparedness un report http://www.unisdr.org/ppew/info-resources/ewc3/checklist/English.pdf The checklist, developing early warning system, is an outcome document of the Early Warning Conference III. It was generated in order to help governments and communities implement people-centred early warning systems. The checklist was translated into 19 Indian Ocean languages. bhupindert Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:54:48 +0000 early warning early warning conference isdr people centred early warning ppew preparedness http://www.unisdr.org/ppew/ppew-index.htm The Platform for the Promotion of Early Warning, which started operations in 2004, will help the development of early warning and preparedness systems by advocating for better early warning systems, especially in development assistance policy and programs, collecting and disseminating information on best practices, and stimulating cooperation among early warning actors and the development of new ways to improve early warning systems. PPEW strongly supports the concept of people centred early warning systems which comprises four key elements of (i) risk knowledge, (ii) monitoring and warning service, (iii) dissemination and communication, and (iv) response capability. bhupindert Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:01:16 +0000 early warning isdr people centred early warning sys platform ppew preparedness http://www.hewsweb.org/home_page/default.asp A web service of the IASC SWG on Preparedness and Contingency Planning, Developed by World Food Programme. An IASC partnership: UNDP, WFP, UNICEF, UNHCR, OCHA, WHO, FAO, WMO, IFRC. IASC observer: ICRC bhupindert Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:51:55 +0000 contingency planning early warning humanitarian portal iasc preparedness wfp http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/community/commitigation.html This document, from US government, provides interim planning guidance for State, territorial, tribal and local communities that focuses on several measures other than vaccination and drug treatment that might be useful during an influenza pandemic to reduce its harm. bhupindert Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:41:26 +0000 pandemic flu pandemic preparedness preparedness http://www.edu4hazards.org/index_en.html ian odonnell Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:45:44 +0000 chinese education english español preparedness spanish 汉语 http://www.whatsyourrq.org/ Online survey that provides a rating of individual readiness and recommends resources for addressing particular preparedness deficiencies identified. The site also provides averaged results for zip code areas and nationally in the U.S. Workplace, school, and community versions are also planned. ian odonnell Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:20:47 +0000 business community footprint measures polling preparedness private sector quotient readiness schools http://ocha.unog.ch/drptoolkit/PILFramework.html 'This page provides information and reference documents/ tools for understanding and improving institutional and legal frameworks for disaster preparedness and response.' ian odonnell Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:01:01 +0000 disaster governance legal legislation ocha preparedness response toolkit