Expert Group on Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness - EGEMDP
Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness Manual
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What you will find in this resource:
“Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness: A Manual for Protecting Archives” is a comprehensive guide which aims to act as a single point resource on this crucial aspect of archives management. It covers: the disaster plan and the benefits of planning ahead; the impact of disasters on archives and documentary heritage; prevention, mitigation and risk management; creating a disaster response team, working with volunteers and creating a support network; protection of vital records; funding and insurance; building plans and disaster supply boxes; response initiatives, damage assessments and salvage plans; recovery efforts, temporary storage and rehabilitation; and returning to business as usual.
Forms to support disaster management are also included in the manual and may be downloaded separately in Word format.
The Manual was written by Emilie Gagnet Leumas and Margaret Crockett in collaboration with the International Council on Archives’ (ICA) Expert Group on Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness to support training courses in the Caribbean and Africa.
First published in October of 2024.
Margaret Crockett and Emilie Gagnet Leumas
17th September 2024
Languages:
- English
- French – Translated by Claude Roberto and David Rajotte
- Portuguese – Translated by Fernando Alaniz Lenzi and Marianna Sales Duarte, coordinated by Kátia Kneipp
- Catalan – Translated by Tys 96, SL – Review of the texts: Lluis Cermeno Martorell, Susanna Muriel Ortiz. Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya