PreventionWeb: developing new features to meet your most important needs.

PreventionWebServing the information needs of the disaster reduction community.

Welcome to the first monthly redesign

newsletter. We have listened to your needs,

and are now starting to roll out new features

to help you in your DRR work, orient new

members of the DRR community, and make it

easier to share, find and connect.

APRIL 2014

New Features Coming Soon

VisualIn response to your feedback, we’re bringing PreventionWeb’s design to a new level. It’s modern, clean and easier to read.

SocialYou asked for it. Now have your say: soon you will be able to comment on content, create and share lists of your top picks, self-publish your DRR content, connect with others on the platform, and become a “Top Partner” on the platform.

DiscoverableFind important content more easily through improved feature modules, search and

query builders.

TopicalIf it is important, we will be featuring it! PreventionWeb will offer special sections to feature major events, and trending topics to help DRR professionals keep up to date.

ResponsiveYou can use the site from any device.

Tablet, Mobile or Desktop

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Understanding Disaster RiskThe new Risks & Hazards section will help you easily understand disaster risk by providing a quick snapshot of key concepts, analysis and access to up-to-date data and information in plain language. Data viewers and visualizations will help everyone get a better picture of risk. The first phase will unpack the rich stories and analysis of the Global Assessment Reports 2009, 2011 and 2013.

Country & City ProfilesBuilding upon existing country profiles with the latest

policy, news and information, the redesign will add city

profiles and urban risk resources from Resilient Cities.

Visual representations will help you understand hazard

distribution and risk levels, as well as DRR progress.

Resources will also be added in local languages.

Take Our Poll

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Help rename PreventionWebTake our poll!

If we had a new name to reflect the new platform and services, what would it be?

Please take our poll to add your view:

NEW SITE SECTIONS & SERVICES

Expert ServicesHave specific questions or want to know the most

important DRR trends?

The new site will give you access to the world’s DRR

experts and also allow you to share your expertise.

More new features and services will be outlined in the next newsletter.

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Become an expert of the week

Are you an experienced DRR professional? We are seeking

experts to join us for weekly ‘Ask a DRR Expert’ slots beginning

this summer.

Pick your topic, pick your week, and share your knowledge

with the DRR community by answering their most pertinent

questions online.

The knowledge you share will be featured on related sections

and serve to support the DRR knowledge base. Experts will

also receive a ‘DRR Expert’ badge on their profile.

Act as a guest editor

Share your opinion on trends in your area of expertise. Guest editors in each thematic area can post an

opinion and share top picks for “must-read” information.

Editor’s picks will be featured in each site section.

Sign up to be a guest editor. Find out more at: http://www.preventionweb.net/experts

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How We WorkBehind the scenes of a site like PreventionWeb, there is a lot of complex technology. We have been

improving and tuning the back end of the site to support new services and improve the performance for

our 1 million annual visitors. This includes a full technical architecture review, improved databases and

many other technical enhancements that improve site response and usability. The WCDRR website and HFA

Monitor have already been launched in responsive design.

Our approach to design and development has always focused on a user centered design approach. User-

centered design starts with a deep understanding of users and target audiences. We have analysed your

most important tasks and are developing services to help you save time, find the most relevant information

on any DRR topic, and provide valuable context to help you discover more.

See more about the design process on our blog:

http://www.preventionweb.net/english/about/design/

To our 40,000 regular weekly users

Your feedback and input are essential to improving our service to meet your knowledge needs.

Please do share your comments on our redesign dialogue:

http://www.preventionweb.net/english/about/dialogue/

What to expect - rollout!

After a lot of background work, we are now ready to roll out the new services. The transitional Home Page

will be launched in April, and social commenting will start in May. Expert services will also follow with other

design updates in June and beyond.

April May June

Homepage Community Ask an Expert

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