Global Disaster Preparedness Centre (GDPC)

The American Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have established the Global Disaster Preparedness Centre (GDPC) as a reference centre to support innovation and learning in disaster preparedness. As one of 12 reference centres in the international Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC) network, the GDPC aims to enhance disaster management–namely preparedness–capacities of Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies through a service-oriented and demand-driven approach to building community resilience.