Disaster Risk Reduction Guide. September 2019

Sustainable Community-Based Disaster Risk Management Disaster Risk Reduction

When it comes to community-based disaster risk management (CBDRM), you don’t need to be an expert to design, plan, and implement great CBDRM activities. This guide uses the analogy of cooking to present concepts and examples of successful CBDRM. Learn how to create the perfect recipe for building resilience at a community level in a sustainable and institutionalized manner, even if you are not a world famous chef.

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Tech to Protect Challenge. September 2019

Tech to Protect Challenge: Washington, DC

Date: September 27-29, 2019, 5:00pm-6:00pm

Location: 509 7th Street NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20004

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tech-to-protect-challenge-washington-dc-tickets-62210653740 

Contact: DC@TechtoProtectChallenge.org.

The Tech to Protect Challenge, implemented by the RedFlash Group and SecondMuse under contract with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division, is a national open innovation contest designed to help emergency responders—including EMS, firefighters and police—accomplish their mission to serve and protect our communities nationwide.

Join entrepreneurs, inventors, and innovators with diverse backgrounds who share a common interest in creating technology that can improve the safety of their communities. 

Regardless of your area or level of expertise, we invite you to use your talents and join researchers, scientists, and emergency responders in advancing technologies and applications for public safety.

For additional information on how to participate in-person or online, the contests you can create solutions for, the rules and more, visit techtoprotectchallenge.org. 

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the Tech to Protect Challenge can be found at https://www.techtoprotectchallenge.org/faqs