Natural Hazards
TOOLBOX

The NATURAL HAZARDS TOOLBOX is a compilation of basic information on humanitarian cases caused by natural disasters. The NATURAL HAZARDS TOOLBOX strengthens the preparedness and response capacity of humanitarian workers in the field, health authorities and the public to the increasing dangers of natural disasters.

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9
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Haiti
47
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7
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4
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3
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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1
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1
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1
Cameroon
1
Nigeria
1
Fiji
1
Laos
1
Senegal
1
Niger
1
Burkina Faso
1
Vanuatu
1
Cambodia
1
Guinea-Bissau
1
Tanzania
1
Western and Central Europe
1
Côte d’Ivoire / Ivory Coast
1
Papua New Guinea
1
Russia
1
Namibia
1
Sudan
1
Mali
1
Chad
1
Botswana
1
Iraq
1
Liberia
1
Solomon Islands
1
Cuba
1
Authors & Publishers
World Health Organization WHO
38
World Health Organization
29
et al.
18
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC
18
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
14
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
14
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA
11
World Health Organisation (WHO)
11
IFRC
10
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
10
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC
9
MapAction
9
World Health Organization (WHO)
8
Hesperian
7
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
7
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Tsunami Global Lessons Learned Project
6
Cordner, S.
6
ICRC
6
International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies IFRC
6
UN Children's Fund
6
R. Coninx
5
UNICEF
5
Grampari
4
Handicap International, CBM
4
J.-J. Kim
4
OCHA
4
Oxfam
4
PAHO/World Health Organization
4
Pan American Health Organization PAHO
4
Tippy Tap
4
UN Children's Fund UNICEF
4
Watershed Management Group
4
WHO
4
World Health Organization, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
4
Catholic Relief Services
3
Conant, J.
3
European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
3
Fadem, P.
3
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
3
Hesperian Foundation
3
IFRC - International Federation of Red Cross
3
OCHA Services reliefweb
3
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
3
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Relief and Resettlement Department
3
UN-Habitat
3
UNDP India
3
World Bank
3
World Food Programme
3
acaps
2
ALNAP
2
CAWST Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology
2
Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance
2
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
2
Famine Early Warning System Network
2
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2
Government of Tamilnadu
2
Housing Recovery and Reconstruction Platform – Nepal (HRRP)
2
Inter-Agency Standing Committee
2
Inter-Agency Standing Committee IASC
2
Jones, L.
2
Médecins sans Frontières
2
Pan American Health Organisation PAHO
2
Pan American Health Organization
2
Sphere
2
The Sphere Project
2
UN Development Programme
2
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
2
UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR
2
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Regional Interagency Standing Committee, Southern Africa
2
UN-Habitat [Myanmar]
2
UNDP
2
United Nations
2
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk reduction (UNISDR)
2
World Food Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Food Security Cluster
2
World Meteorological Organization
2
A. August Burns, Ronnie Lovich, Jane Maxwell, Katharine Shapiro
1
Action Aid
1
Adams, J
1
Adventist Development and Relief Agency International, Caritas, Fiji Red Cross Society et al.
1
Alastair Cook
1
ALNAP, Provention Consortium
1
American Public Health Association
1
Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)
1
Asian Disaster Reduction Centre (ADRC)
1
Assessment Capacities Project
1
Atullya Foundation
1
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society , et al.
1
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society , German Red Cross
1
Bangladesh, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR)
1
Bob Reed
1
C. Hanlen
1
Care and ONU Femmes
1
CARE, Concern, CRS
1
Care, ONUu Femmes et al.
1
Care, UNO Women, Unicef et al.
1
Cate Shockey & Kara Stephens
1
Catholic Relief Services CRS
1
Catholic Relief Services CRS, REPSSI
1
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Water Works Association
1
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters - CRED
1
Chattopadhayay-Dutt, Purnima
1
Cherian, M.N.
1
CHF International, USAID
1
CICV, et al.
1
Climate central
1
College of American Pathologists
1
Computational Epidemiology Group, Boston Children's Hospital
1
Conant , J.
1
Coninx, R.
1
Connolly, M.A.
1
Cosgrave, J.
1
CRA Terre
1
Curtin, M.
1
David Sanderson and Ben Ramalingam
1
David Sanderson and Paul Knox-Clarke
1
Davis, Ian
1
Department for International Development
1
Department of Diaster Management, Government of Bihar
1
Dion, Betty
1
Disaster Preparedness Campaign
1
Eastern Mediterranean Region
1
EducaVison Inc.
1
Emergency Operations and Emergency Response Team
1
European Commission
1
European Commission: European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
1
European Union Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) and developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
1
Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK)
1
Florida Health
1
Food and Agriculture Organization
1
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
1
Gemma Sou and John Cei Douglas
1
Gemma Sou y John Cei Douglas
1
Germanwatch
1
GFDRR Habitat for Humanity IFRC
1
Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments (GAATES), Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union, Asia Disaster Preparedness Center
1
Global Shelter Cluster
1
Global Water Initiative
1
Government of Japan, World Bank, GFDRR
1
Government of Malawi
1
Government of Mozambique
1
Government of Mozambique, International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies
1
Government of Mozambique, World Bank
1
Government of Mozambique, World Health Organization
1
Government of Myanmar
1
Government of Nepal, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
1
GSDRC
1
GTZ
1
H.J.Kim
1
Handicap International Nepal
1
Haq, Bashirul
1
Harvard Humanitarian Intitative
1
Health Action in Crisis
1
HelpAge International
1
Hesperian and SOIL
1
Himachal Pradesh State DIsaster Management Authority
1
House of Commons Library
1
Hugh Earp
1
Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force - Indoor Environmental Pollutants Work Group
1
IASC Reference Group for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
1
ICG
1
Internal Medical Corps
1
International Crisis Group
1
International Federation of Digital Seismograph Networks
1
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), South East Asia Regional Office
1
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFR
1
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescient Socities (IFRC)
1
International Medical Corps
1
International Organization for Migration
1
International Organization for Migration IOM
1
International Rescue Committee (IRC), et al.
1
International Research Institute for Climate and Society, World Health Organization
1
Isaac Boyd, Kirtimayi Mishra, and Cassie Dummett
1
J. Kiyono and H. Ram Parajuli
1
J.Fisher
1
Jamie Bartram, Sandy Cairncross, Thomas Clasen et al.
1
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
1
Kaz de Jong
1
Kenya Red Cross
1
Keswick, M.
1
Kim, J.-J. et al. (Éd.)
1
Koirala, Pradip Kumar
1
L. Gujral, M. Benigna Matsinhe, M. Eusébio Luis, et al.
1
La Universidad de Manchester, Manchester, R.U.
1
Lambert Zounogo P. Nikiema, Sue Cavanna, and Jean-Philippe Debus
1
Latief, H.
1
Le Projet Sphère
1
Leslie Snider, Alison Schafer, Mark van Ommeren et al.
1
Linda Young Landesman,
1
Lloyd-Jones, Tony
1
Lucia Withers, Nir Dahal, Tara Bajracharya, Naina Puri
1
M. Jesse and T. Sim
1
Marc Prou & Mel Schorin
1
Marilise Turnbull, Charlotte L. Sterrett, and Amy Hilleboe
1
Mauder, S.
1
MEDBOX
1
MEDBOX- The Aid libary
1
Mental Health Program
1
Mercy Corps
1
Ministère de la Santè Publique er de la Population, Haiti
1
Ministério da Saúde, Direcção Nacional de Saúde Pública, Departamento de Epidemiologia,
1
Ministry of Health, Haiti
1
Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Myanmar
1
Minke, G.
1
MSF
1
Myanmar Red Cross Society, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
1
N.Puspito and F. Imamura
1
Nathalia Dukhan
1
National Disaster Management Authority India
1
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Agency for International Development
1
Nepal Red Cross Society
1
Nimesh Desai, Dhanesh Gupta, Ram Avtar Singh, et al.
1
Nutrition Cluster
1
OMS
1
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS
1
Organisation mondiale de la Santé
1
Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS), Organisation panaméricaine de la santé, Fédération internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge
1
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé OMS
1
Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS
1
Organización Mundial de la Salud, War Trauma Foundation, Visión Mundial Internacional.
1
Organización Panamericana de la Salud
1
Organização Mundial da Saúde
1
Organização Mundial da Saúde, World Trauma Foundation, World Vision
1
Our World in Data
1
Pacific Disaster Centre
1
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
1
Patel, V.
1
Practical Action Publishing Ltd, Catholic Relief Services
1
Public Health England, UNISDR
1
Qureshi, Aqeel
1
R Sari Kovats et al.
1
Rahmat, R.
1
Red Cross
1
REDLAC Shelter
1
RedR UK
1
ReliefWeb
1
Ruth Newman, Richard Hansen, John Quigley and Don Schramm
1
Save the Children
1
Save the Children, World Vision International, Plan International, UNICEF
1
Schafer, A.
1
Scientific Animation without Borders SAWBO
1
Sean Price
1
Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos (SGR), Secretaría Técnica de Cooperación Internacional (SETECI), República del Ecuador
1
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
1
Shahnaz Arshad
1
Shelter Cluster
1
Snider, L.
1
Sohaib Athar
1
Soltani A, Ardalan A, Darvishi Boloorani A, et al.
1
Southern African Development Community
1
Steele, Andre
1
Stephen Sheppard, Richard Hill
1
SWABO Scientific Animations Without Borders
1
Syrian Association for Relief and Development SARD
1
The Emergency Capacity Building Project, Oxfam
1
The Psychosocial Working Group
1
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement
1
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement (MSWRR), Relief and Resettlement Department
1
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Relief and Resettlement Department
1
The Royal College of Psychiatrists
1
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction UNDRR
1
The University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K
1
The World Bank
1
The World Bank Group
1
Tippy Tap Org
1
Tom Corsellis and Antonella Vitale
1
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1
UK Parliament
1
UKAid, CRS
1
UN Children's Fund, Save the Children, Education Cluster
1
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
1
UN Habitat et al.
1
UN office for Disaster Risk Reduction
1
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
1
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction UNDRR
1
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN Country Team in Yemen
1
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN Resident Coordinator for Mozambique, UN Country Team in Mozambique
1
UNEP
1
UNESCO
1
UNHCR
1
UNHR
1
UNISDR
1
United Nation Children's Fund
1
United Nations agencies, the World Bank and the European Commission
1
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
1
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Global Water Partnership (GWP)
1
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
1
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
1
United Nations Population Fund UNFPA
1
University of Cambridge shelterproject
1
University of Oxford
1
UNOSAT, International Charter Space and Major Disasters
1
USAID
1
USAID, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Challenge TB
1
Valsamma Eapen, Philip Graham & Shoba Srinath
1
Van Ommeren, M.
1
WarTrauma
1
Water Engineering Development Centre
1
WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia
1
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
1
WHO South-East Asia New Delhi
1
WHO, EHT, CPR
1
WHO, Unicef
1
Wisner, B
1
Word Health Organization
1
Word Health Organization WHO
1
World Bank, GFDRR
1
World Food Programme (WFP)
1
World Food Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization, Food Security Cluster
1
World Food Programme, Logistics Cluster
1
World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office of the Western Pacific
1
World Health Organization (WHO) and InterAgency Standing Committee (IASC), Save the Children, et al.
1
World Health Organization et al.
1
World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Africa
1
World Health Organization WHO, UNICEF
1
World Health Organization WHO, War Trauma Foundation and World Vision International
1
World Health Organization, MapAction, Health Cluster
1
World Meteorological Organization,
1
World Vision
1
World Vision e.V
1
World Vision, International Research Institute for Climate and Society
1
World Vision2022
1
Департамент "Остановить туберкулез", ВОЗ
1
Мамель Куэлапио, Мария Идрисова, Гунта Дравниеце et al.
1
Publication Years
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Humanitarian Crisis
112
Information, Education and Communication (IEC)
30
Disaster Preparedness
27
General Guidelines
22
WASH
17
Guidelines
13
Surgery & Anaesthesia
13
Training Manuals
12
Emergency Health Kits
11
Capacity Building
11
Countries
10
Policies
9
Diarrhoeal Disease/Cholera
8
Community Health
8
Studies & Reports
8
Key Resources
8
Sanitation
7
Needs Assessment
7
General Guidelines
6
Statistics
6
Neurology & Psychology
6
Water
6
Hand Hygiene
5
Online Courses & Platforms
4
Capacity Building
4
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
4
Women & Child Health
4
Mental Health
4
Diarrhoea
3
Fecal Disposal / Latrines
3
Hygiene Promotion
3
Bacteriology
2
Hematology
2
Neurology & Psychology
2
Public Health
2
Vaccine-preventable Diseases
2
Humanitarian Aid
2
NCD
2
Respiratory Infections
2
Disease Prevention & Control
2
Public Health
1
Under-5 nutrition
1
Child Health
1
Project Cycle Management
1
COVID-19
1
x MEDBOX Issue Brief & Annual Reports x
1
Vector Control
1
Community Health
1
IEC Material
1
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1
Mobile Training Tools & Apps
1
Clinical Guidelines
1
Other
1
Quality Control & Assurance
1
Communicable Diseases
1
Gynaecology & Obstetrics
1
Maternal Health
1
Age & Elderly
1
Malaria
1
Food Security & Nutrition
1
Toolboxes
Assessment & Response
64
Psychosocial Support
51
WASH
47
Cyclones Idai & Kenneth
47
Disaster Preparedness & Prevention
35
Psychosocial Support
34
Shelter & Reconstruction
33
El Niño
32
Situation Reports & Updates
30
IEC
28
Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
25
Maps
25
Key Resources
24
MHPSS Guidelines
22
Resources Kreyol Earthquake Haiti
21
Earthquake in Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic
17
Surgery & Rehabilitation
15
Public Health
14
Mental Health
14
Resource Platforms
14
Cholera
13
Training Manuals
12
Climate & Health
12
WASH
12
War & Conflict
11
Guidelines General
11
Natural Disaster
10
Information & Education Material (IEC)
10
Pakistan Flood 2022
10
Clinical Guidelines
9
Guidelines & Manuals
8
Emergency health kits
8
Psychosocial Support
8
Outbreak Prevention & Control
7
WASH
7
Psychosocial Support
7
Emergency health kits
7
International
7
Treatment Guidelines
6
Children
6
Public Health
6
Cholera Prevention & Control
6
Training
6
Health & Refugee
6
Manuals
6
Risk Communication
6
War Surgery & Wound Care
6
Situation Reports & Updates
6
General
6
Safe Burials
6
Training & Capacity Building
6
Assessment & Response
5
Hand Hygiene
5
Global Impact: Socio-economic, health services, TB & HIV
5
Climate Change General
5
Situation Reports & Updates
5
Diarrhoea
5
Posttraumatic stress disorder Adults
4
Online Courses
4
Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
4
mhGAP Guides
4
Laboratory
4
Guidelines
4
Humanitarian Aid Guidelines
4
Assistive devices & technologies
4
War, Conflict Areas & Refugees
4
Communication & Training
4
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors
4
Mental Health GAP Action Programme
4
Early Warning
3
Key Resources
3
Risk Communication & Community Engagement
3
Infection Control General
3
MHPSS – Psychosocial Support
3
Mental Health
3
Resource platforms
3
Health Care In Conflict Settings
3
Clinical Guidelines
3
Conflict
3
Assessment & Response
3
IEC
3
Videos
3
Communication & Training
2
Inclusion in Humanitarian Settings
2
Background PTSD in children
2
Chemical Attacks
2
Early Warning
2
Assessment & Response
2
Humanitarian Crisis
2
General Mental Health Guidelines
2
Natural Hazards
2
Training Material
2
Preparedness, Response & Risk Communication
2
Sitreps & Updates
2
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children
2
Preparedness, Response & Risk Communication
2
Sanitation
2
Essential Medicines & Devices Lists
2
Resuscitation
2
Disaster, Migration and Conflict
2
Mental Disorders
2
Environment
2
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2
Heat
2
Drug resistant TB
2
Neurological Disorders
2
Protection
2
Africa
2
Other Resources
2
Cholera
2
Community-based Mental Health Care
2
Best Practice Models
1
Biosafety
1
Clinical Guidelines
1
Laboratory Guidance
1
Faith-based Organizations
1
Surveillance
1
Communication & Training
1
Inclusion
1
Hand Hygiene
1
Preparedness, Response & Risk Communication
1
Adults
1
Clinical Guidelines
1
Communication & Training
1
South Sudan
1
Cholera
1
SOPs
1
Syria
1
Training Supporting Material mhGAP
1
Country Guidelines
1
Communication
1
European Resource
1
Mental Health Guidelines
1
Mental Health Online Resources
1
Yemen
1
Key Resources
1
Prevention & Preparedness
1
Infection Prevention & Hygiene
1
Essential List
1
Mental Health & Psychosocial Support
1
Risk Communication & Community Engagement
1
Surveillance & Contact tracing
1
Covid-19 & Climate Change
1
For Parents & Children
1
Country specific documents
1
Protection of Vulnerable Groups
1
Camps and Camp-like Settings
1
WASH Resource Platforms
1
RCCE Guides & Manuals
1
Hand Hygiene
1
Health Promotion
1
Nurses
1
Online Resources
1
Situation Reports& Updates
1
Wound management
1
Reports
1
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1
Clinical Guidelines
1
Intensive Care Unit
1
Surgery
1
Guiding documents and principles
1
Online Courses
1
Psychosocial Support
1
Education
1
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1
Malnutrition
1
Assessment & Response
1
Poster
1
Clinical Guidelines
1
Typhoon
1
Communication Tools
1
Context & Facts
1
Country Specific Information
1
Risk Communication & Community Engagement
1
Communication & Training
1
The present book deals not only with emergency response, but also with measures designed to reduce the impact of disasters on environmental health infrastructure, such as water supply and sanitation facilities. It also aims to strengthen the ability of people to withstand the disruption of their acc... more
Map that shows the operational presence map and WASH partners in Mozambique
The map shows access constrainst as of 10 April 2019.
Hand Hygiene: Why, How, & When?
Stay­ing sa­fe in spi­te of a di­sas­ter. What can you do for your sa­fe­ty in the event of a di­sas­ter? In spring 2013, af­ter weeks of rain, who­le are­as of southern, eas­tern and nor­thern Ger­ma­ny we­re be­set by ca­ta­stro­phic floods. Sett­le­ments va­nis­hed in th... more
This Fiji contextualized manual was initially drafted for CANDO partners as a result of the work done by the humanitarian arms of the various Christian denominations. However as the work progressed it became evidently clear that the training was needed for all responders, and not only Christian resp... more
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck at 04:17 local time on 6 February 2023, with its epicentre located in Pazarcık district in Kahramanmaraş province, Türkiye. Over 1200 aftershocks have since been reported. These are Türkiye’ s most powerful earthquakes since 1939
General tips: 1- Make sure to assign a staff member to be the focal point to support persons with disabilities in every location/project. (The focal point should know the evacuation procedures). 2- The focal point should coordinate the evacuation and support persons with disabilities in case of an... more
The WHO health advisory provides guidance to countries on adapting all existing preparedness and response plans and procedures for natural hazards such as cyclones, tropical storms, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes and potential outbreaks of other diseases to their existing COVID-19 strategic prepared... more
Infographics
Map abput presence of WFP during the earthquake in Syria
Conformément aux recommandations de divers comités de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS), le Bureau régional de l’OMS pour l’Afrique a mis en place trois initiatives phares afin de permettre aux États Membres de la Région africaine de se préparer aux urgences de santé publique, ... more
Conformément aux recommandations de divers comités de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS), le Bureau régional de l’OMS pour l’Afrique a mis en place trois initiatives phares afin de permettre aux États Membres de la Région africaine de se préparer aux urgences de santé publique, ... more
In line with the Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organisations which IFRC, ICRC and various Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies have endorsed, this short Guide aims to help practitioners integrate environmental and climate change considerations into their work. It has been dev... more
The COVID-19 pandemic has been the biggest disaster in living memory, on almost any measure. More than 6.5 million people are confirmed to have died in less than three years, and the pandemic’s indirect impacts have touched the lives of virtually every community on the planet. Our World Disasters... more
The number of global reported natural disaster events in any given year. Note that this largely reflects increases in data reporting, and should notbe used to assess the total number of events.
The Disaster Recovery Framework (DRF) Guide for the Health Sector provides guidance on how to implement a comprehensive, integrated, and structured approach to disaster recovery. Its overarching goal is to minimize the impact of the disaster on communities and help countries to recover quickly and e... more
The ERF provides WHO staff with essential guidance on how the Organization manages the assessment, grading and response to public health events and emergencies with health consequences, in support of Member States and affected communities. The ERF adopts an all-hazards approach and it is therefore a... more