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This report is a desktop review of best practices in forest fire management across the globe. It identifies and documents various best forest fire management practices in the world, along with...

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This Collection contains case studies and reports relative to context of fire hazards disaster response.
Current guidance comes from leading local and global organizations: Asian Disaster...

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Publisher(s): Canadian Red Cross
Date: Sep 2023
Location: Canada, Global

Following an evacuation due to a wildfire emergency, there are a number of practical and emotional things a person/group can consider when ready or allowed to return home. This document provides...

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Date: Sep 2023
Location: Canada

This guide is designed to give field personnel the basic information to prepare for, recognize, assess, and respond appropriately to the threat from wildfires and smoke. The guide is not intended...

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Publisher(s): USAID
Date: Sep 2023

La guía "Técnicas Básicas para el Control de Incendios Forestales", ha sido elaborada gracas al apoyo de la Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe de USAID/OFDA. Esta guía nos...

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Date: Feb 2014

Summarizes information on wood as an engineering material. Presents properties of wood and wood-based products of particular concern to the architect and engineer. Includes discussion of designing...

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Publisher(s): World Bank
Date: Mar 2022

This toolkit was conceived for the use of two groups of World Bank Group (WBG) staff and consultants. The primary target users consist of social protection and labor (SPL) specialists who help WBG...

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Date: Oct 2019
Location: Caribbean

These guidelines have been prepared to help integrate and mainstream the concerns and issues related to older persons into disaster risk management programmes and processes. They outline...