From LINKS Community Center
Collection of Helpful Resources
This page provides links to helpful resources that we have identified, i.e. interesting and relevant websites or apps.
Knowledge Base
- PreventionWeb
- PreventionWeb is a collaborative knowledge sharing platform on disaster risk reduction (DRR), managed by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). The site offers a range of knowledge products and services to facilitate the work of DRR professionals.
- Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT)
- The main objective of the database is to serve the purposes of humanitarian action at national and international levels. The initiative aims to rationalise decision making for disaster preparedness, as well as provide an objective base for vulnerability assessment and priority setting. EM-DAT contains essential core data on the occurrence and effects of over 22,000 mass disasters in the world from 1900 to the present day. The database is compiled from various sources, including UN agencies, non-governmental organisations, insurance companies, research institutes and press agencies.
Social Media
Search Engines
- Social Searcher
- Social Searcher is a free social media search engine, also available for iOS devices at the App Store
Demographics
Crowdsourcing Websites
- European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)
- For potentially destructive earthquakes, the EMSC operates an Earthquake Notification Service in which email/SMS/fax are disseminated to the registered end-users within 20–30 minutes on average after the earthquake occurrence. It also provides an app including a report option for citizens (available for iOS and Android).
- Dürremonitor Deutschland – Drought Monitor Germany (in German)
- Earthquake Monitor Istituto Nazionale Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Italy (in Italian)
Risk Mapping & Warning
- Information for the Lombardia Region, Italy
- Weather radar, Italy
- Weather warnings, Germany
- European Flood Awareness System
- European Drought Observatory
- European Forest Fire Information System
Emergency Response Coordination
- ERCC – European Response Coordination Centre
- EADRCC – Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre
- GDACS – Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System
E-Learning
- Resilience and Disaster Risk Management Learning Lab
- In partnership with the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), the World Bank has, over the past decade, emerged as a global leader in assessing exposure to hazards and addressing disaster risks. Drawing on our accumulated experience and expertise, these virtually facilitated and self-paced courses are designed to enhance your knowledge as a resilience and disaster risk management professional.
Disaster Management Organizations
Having in mind the different types of large-scale incidents a sub-division of the practitioners networks in those from Police, Fire brigade, Emergency medical services, various types of technical rescue, NGOs involved in disaster management is considered helpful for reaching out to them in the different incidents.
The following table presents Danish networks and associations of practitioners from the field of crisis management.
Fire & Rescue Services
| Network | Description | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Hovedstadens Beredskab | The Greater Copenhagen Fire Department, Hovedstadens Beredskab, is the largest municipal emergency service in Denmark. Greater Copenhagen Fire Department covers 8 municipalities, 12 fire and ambulance stations and around 1000 employees and volunteers. They are on 24 hours duty and are in contact with almost 1 million citizens. They are actively working with community risk reduction, both on the internet and by visiting people and institutions in the Copenhagen area.
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| Falck | Falck fire service provides firefighting and rescuing services to local communities and industrial customers in various high-risk sectors on a contractual basis with the authorities. The focus is on a rapid response, prevention, and maintenance of fire suppression systems and equipment. The Falck Group is owned by a group of Danish investments companies and commercial foundations. | website |
Emergency Medical Services
| Network | Description | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Røde Kors | Danish Red Cross has 120 local branches in Denmark conducting first aid, social and psychosocial activities throughout the country with the support of 32.0000 volunteers. Danish Red Cross also operates a number of asylum centres for refugees in Denmark. | website |
| Capital Region of Denmark, Prehospital Unit | The Capital Region of Denmark, Prehospital Unit provides immediate care to people with acute illness or injury in the Capital Region of Denmark. | website |
| Falck | Falck ambulance service provides emergency medical transport and medicine delivery and also scheduled sick transport | website |
Sea rescue
| Network | Description | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Dansk Søredningsselskab | The Danish Sea Rescue Society is a general interest association with a board and a number of local branches. Wants remain a non-profit association assisting recreational sailors and other boat owners in non-life-threatening situations at sea, and to be available to the official rescue services at sea. | website |
Crisis management
| Network | Description | More information |
|---|---|---|
| DEMA | The Danish Emergency Management Agency is a governmental agency under the Ministry of Defence. We work to prepare society for, prevent and respond to major accidents and disasters. DEMA is the point of contact for requests to Denmark for international crisis and emergency assistance. | website |
| Danske Beredskaber | Danske Beredskaber is an association of all the municipal emergency units in the country and works to develop and improve emergency preparedness in Denmark. | website |
Police
| Network | Description | More information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Politi | Danish Police | . | website |
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