Publications

This Age UK and HelpAge joint report looks at how older people's needs in emergencies are not met and makes recommendations for change.

This poster shows how to recover, including assessing the damage, cleaning up and preparing for future emergencies.

This poster shows how to respond during an emergency, including what to do at the first signs of an emergency, the importance of evacuating early and what to do in the evacuation centre.

This poster shows how to prepare for an emergency, including community mapping, communications, preparing an evacuation bag, and general preparedness.

This checklist provides an illustrated guide of what to pack in an evacuation bag in case of an emergency.

This study focuses on communities in the Philippines, that have been affected by natural disasters. It also makes policy recommendations to government and voluntary organisations’ emergency and relief services.

This brochure looks at the invaluable contributions older people make to community safety in the Philippines. It looks at the role played by older people’s associations in responding to disasters and in preparing for future emergencies.

This A5 size comic, shows how older people play an important role in disaster preparation and response activities; as leaders, teachers and mentors. The story highlights older people’s role as leaders who help communities rebuild and recover.

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This report looks at the work done by HelpAge and its partners under the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) funded project “Strengthening Regional Responses to Mitigate the Impact of HIV and AIDS among Older People in Africa.”

This policy brief sets out why and how the EU, as the world's largest aid donor, must start including older people in its development policies and programmes.

This publication highlights the situation of older people affected by the conflict in Colombia, specifically displaced people. It also makes recommendations on how to respond to older people's specific needs in crisis situations.