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A.32 USA (Chicago) – 1871 – Fire
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): Shelter Projects
Date: Jun 2020
Location: USA

This document can also be found on the official website of Shelter Projects at https://shelterprojects.org/
This is one of an ongoing series of “...

Structures to Resist the Effects of Accidental Explosions
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): Departments of the Armythe Airforceand the Navy (USA)
Date: Oct 2020
Location: All Countries

This document can also be found on the official website of the Departments of the Army, the Airforce, and the Navy (USA) at: https...

Supporting Families of Healthcare Workers Exposed to COVID-19
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Date: May 2020
Location: USA

This document containts guidelines for healthworkers to support families exposed to Covid-19.

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): county of LA fire department
Date: Feb 2023
Location: USA, Global

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training provides residents with the skills and tools necessary to take care of themselves, their families, neighbors, and coworkers in the event of a...

Disaster and Mental Health
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): Bureau of Emergency Preparedness & Response
Date: Feb 2023
Location: USA

Disaster Characteristics and their Mental Health Impact
Be Red Cross Ready
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): Red Cross
Date: Mar 2023
Location: USA

Floods are among the most frequent and costly natural disasters. Conditions that cause floods include heavy or steady rain for several hours or days that saturates the ground. Flash floods occur...

Poperty Rights and Resource Governments: Central African Republic...
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Date: Feb 2014
Location: Central African Republic

Highlights a need to address critical issues of property rights and resource governance efforts to strengthen the legal and institutional foundations governing access to land, security of land...

Fuel and firewood initiative, followed by live demonstration
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): Women's Refugee Commission
Date: Nov 2011
Location: Global - Multiple countries

Mrs. Erin Patrick of the Women's Refugee Commission participated in the Shelter Meeting remotely from New York, USA.

She showed a...

Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in Retirement Communities and...
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): Center of Disease Control and Prevention-Department of Health and Human ServicesUSA
Date: Jun 2020
Location: All Countries

This document can also be found on the Official website of the Centers for disease control and prevention(CDC) at https://www.cdc.gov
This guidance is for...

Post-Disaster Housing Recovery
Content Type: Resource
Sector(s):
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press USA
Date: Oct 2018
Location: Global

Early debates on post-disaster housing recovery centered on cultural and technological appropriateness of housing recovery programs. The focus on materials, technology, and climate missed larger...

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