By country: Iceland

Government programmes

  • Civil Protection Department (National: Public Sector)
    The Civil Protection Department of Iceland’s website has lists of what to do before and during disasters. There is also general information regarding how to be prepared for an emergency. They have also created maps and brochures regarding volcano and flash flood evacuation. The information is available in several languages.
    http://www.almannavarnir.is
  • Icelandic Emergency Insurance Organisation (National: Public Sector)
    The Icelandic Emergency Insurance Organisation manages the coverage of damages from volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, earth slides, avalanches, and floods. All insurance companies that insure property against fire are required to collect a tariff to fund this mandatory catastrophe insurance along with their premiums.
    www.fme.is
  • Icelandic Meteorological Office (National: Public Sector)
    The Icelandic Meteorological Office website gives locations of earthquakes in Iceland in the last 48 hours. The image is refreshed every 2 minutes. It also provides hazard zoning for slides and gives reports and other information about hazard zoning in communities where there is a danger of avalanches and landslides.
    http://andvari.vedur.is/english/

 

Civil society programmes

  • Icelandic Red Cross (National: Civic Sector)
    The Icelandic Red Cross has training for course leaders in emergency response.
    http://redcross.is
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