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After Maria: Everyday Recovery from Disaster
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Gemma Sou and John Cei Douglas The University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K (2019) C3

In 2017 Hurricane Maria devastated the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. “After Maria” is based on a one-year ethnographic research project about how 16 low-income Puerto Rican families were affected by, and recovered from the impacts of Maria. Dr. Gemma Sou visited Puerto Rico five times during ... more

Earthquake - Emergency Survival Guide

Department of Diaster Management, Government of Bihar (2015)

Accessed 26 June 2015 A prepared Community is a safe Community

Do's and Dont's Earthquake (Hindi)

UNDP India (2015) C1

Accessed 12 July 2015

Oral Re-Hydration Solution. Video

(2017) CC

Cholera is an intestinal infection caused by bacteria known as Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms of this disease are diarrhea and vomiting, which both lead to rapid dehydration in people with this potential fatal disease. Keeping people hydrated, long enough so that they are able to seek medical at... more

Ready Wrigley prepares for hurricanes

Cate Shockey & Kara Stephens U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2017) C_CDC

Tanah - The Tsunami & Earthquake Fighter
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Red CrossRed Crescent Global Disaster Preparedness Center (GDPC), UNESCO Bangkok, Opendream (2021) C1

Be a hero, be prepared! Learn with Tanah how to be prepared in case of tsunamis and earthquakes. Tanah: The Tsunami and Earthquake Fighter is a mobile gaming app developed by UNESCO-Bangkok, the Red Cross Global Disaster Preparedness Center, and USAID. Players can download the game for free on th... more

Stronger Together: Building Individual and Social Resilience to Cope with the Impacts of Natural Hazard Events

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) (2019) CC

Under the theme “Stronger Together”, the campaign aims to offer information and strategies to assist communities in the region in better coping with the psychological impact of adverse events before, during and after a disaster situation. It also aims to raise awareness to reduce the stigma abou... more

Preparing for disasters: Typhoon and Cyclone (Burmese Version)

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) (2012) C1

A road to resilience in Southeast Asia
This comic book is a children-friendly tool to support school safety, to raise awareness and preparedness for typhoon and cyclone.

Construir sua própria TIPPY TAP

Tippy Tap; Watershed Management Group; Grampari (2014) C2

Want to build a tippy tap? Want to teach someone else how to? Here is a graphical manual that works for both literate and illiterate populations. If you need a particular language that’s not here or can assist with translation, please go to the website http://www.tippytap.org/build-a-tippy-tap-... more