Mission
As a member of the Red Cross Movement, the Danish Red Cross (DRC) is part of the world's largest humanitarian and development network of volunteers and staff. The vision of the DRC is through voluntary action to prevent and alleviate discrimination, human suffering and distress. In Denmark, 20,000 volunteers work on making a difference for lonely and poor people. DRC's national and international work is mutually inspiring. Volunteers in DRC's 220 local branches throughout Denmark contribute to the international work through income from second hand shops and through twining programme.
DRC supports National Societies policies and programmes aiming at reducing risks from potential, recurrent, and prolonged hazards in exposed communities, while capitalising on the capacity of communities to cope with disasters
Realising that communities are often vulnerable to a multitude of hazards, DRC pursues integrated DRR, targeting multiple sources of risk and bridging multiple sectors including basic health care and sanitation, food security, improved shelter, domestic hazards, as well as road safety. A total number of 9 DRR programmes are currently supported by the DRC .
1. IFRC DRR Group
2. RC/RC Movement DPRR Working Group
3: 92 Group in Denmark
4. NGO-Forum in Denmark
5. Concorde Denmark
Anne Mette Meyer, DRR and CCA Advisor
Knud Falk, DRR and CCA Advisor
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DRC DRR supported programmes aims at strengthening our partner's auxiliary role in national Disaster Management Plans.
In community based DRR, communities are supported in mapping and analysing hazards, and in identifying early warning systems and evacuation plans to cope with risk. DRC supports early warning systems in Mozambique, Nepal, Liberia, Kenya, Indonesia, Pakistan, Cambodia and South Sudan.
Increasing resilience of vulnerable people living in disaster prone areas through awareness raising is part of DRC supported programme activities in Kenya, Mozambique, Nepal, Indonesia, Pakistan, Cambodia, Georgia and Armenia.
Integrating DRR into sustainable development planning and programming contributes to reducing underlying risk factors is part of all DRC DRR supported programme activities.
Strengthening our partners' disaster preparedness systems at all levels is part of DRC supported programme activities in Mozambique, Nepal, Pakistan, Syria, Palestine, South Sudan and Indonesia
Interventions in preventing and preparing for and /or mitigating for
1. Accidents stemming from dense settlements such as fires, traffic accidents and contamination of drinking water
2.Conflicts such as post-election violence
Voluntary Commitments
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.