AUTHOR: World Wildlife Fund Environment & Disaster Management Program LAST UPDATED: n/a TYPE OF TOOL: knowledge platform KEYWORDS: humanitarian action, environmental management, land and land use, water, shelter, climate adaptation, risk reduction, restoration, World Wildlife Fund, knowledge platform FORMAT: web site LANGUAGES: English WEB LINK: http://envirodm.org/ (WWF Environment & Disaster Management Program) http://envirodm.org/helpdesk (help desk […]
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INTERNATIONAL RECOVERY PLATFORM
Website/platform on post-disaster recovery. Overviews of disasters with links to publications. Many resources: tools, guidelines, case studies, news, reports, multimedia, training info, events.
RELIEFWEB
Website for humanitarian information on global crises and disasters. Disaster and crisis updates and reports, maps, info-graphics, job announcements and learning opportunities and events.
HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE INFORMATION PLATFORM
Central website for information management tools and services, enabling information exchange among operational responders during emergencies. Guidance notes and policies, toolboxes, data, links.
CAMP SOLUTIONS
Knowledge platform for addressing camp management challenges. Reports and publications, links to relevant websites, information on experts and upcoming conferences and meetings.
USAID ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE DATABASE
Searchable database. Contains copies of USAID environmental impact assessments. Database updated as new documents are approved. Summary information on assessment and link to actual document.
ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES FOR SMALL SCALE ACTIVITIES IN AFRICA
Outlines impacts for activities in various sectors; provides guidance for sector program design, environmental mitigation and monitoring guidance. Annotated bibliography of resources.
ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR PARTNERS AND PROGRAMS IN AFRICA (ENCAP) TOOLBOX
Website with resources on environmental compliance, best practices, and references. Companion to MEO Handbook. Meant to help mainstream environmentally sound design and management.
ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN POST DISASTER SITUATIONS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR IMPLEMENTATION
How-to guide for environmental needs assessment. How ENA team should organize. Key issues. Approaches to stakeholder consultations. Integrating cross-cutting issues. How to present information.
HANDBOOK FOR ESTIMATING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF DISASTERS
Handbook on methods to identify and quantify social, economic, environmental disaster damages. Identifies priority sectors and regions. Estimates capacities to handle damage. Applicable to all disasters.