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Country:
United States of America
Type of Practice:
Interagency groups

Farmworker CARE coalition is an inter-agency coalition with the mission to bring together agencies and community based organizations dedicated to improving the living and working conditions of agricultural workers and their families in the North San Diego County region, through coordination,...

Country:
United States of America
Type of Practice:
Interagency groups

The Emergency Network of Los Angeles (ENLA) is the Los Angeles County VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters). It is a coalition of nonprofit organizations, along with government and private-sector partners, with some disaster function.

Country:
United States of America
Type of Practice:
Contingency and preparedness plans

This report is the result of a preparedness plan process implemented and shared among coalition agencies in collaboration with local governmental and private agencies working in emergency preparedness and response, commissioned by the Vista Community Clinic to the National Latino Research Center...

Country:
Japan
Type of Practice:
Awareness raising and communication tools

The Japan’s Meteorological Agency has an English webpage that provides warnings, advisories including on specific hazards, weather forecasts and analysis.

Country:
Japan
Type of Practice:
Education and orientation

The 3.11 Earthquake (2011 Tohoku Earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake) has created the need for large-scale disaster prevention measures.

Country:
Malaysia
Type of Practice:
Education and orientation

Since 2004 the Malaysian Government requires foreign workers to attend an induction course on communication skills, Malaysian culture and laws and regulations.

Country:
Indonesia
Type of Practice:
Education and orientation

The Government of the Republic of Indonesia implements a Welcoming Programme for Indonesian migrant workers through its Consulate in Hong Kong (China) and through the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) in Taipei, Taiwan (China).

Country:
Australia
Type of Practice:
Manuals

Developed by Emergency Management Australia (EMA), within the Australian Government, these guidelines are aimed to provide emergency management agencies and planning committees with practical guidance in providing appropriate, responsive, accessible and sustainable services to a multicultural...

Country:
Australia
Type of Practice:
Awareness raising and communication tools

The State Emergency Service (SES) of the New South West Region of Australia (NSW SES) is committed to providing information on and resources for preparing for, responding to and recovering from floods, storms and tsunami to people from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

Country:
Philippines
Type of Practice:
Government bodies

The Philippine Statistical Act of 2013 (Republic Act No. 10625) issued to reorganize and strengthen the Philippine Statistical System establishes in Section 10 several inter-agency statistical committees (IACs), created to coordinate and resolve agency and sectoral concerns on statistical...