AUTHOR: Joint UNEP/OHCA Environment Unit and Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) LAST UPDATED: 2011 TYPE OF TOOL: Guidelines FORMAT: Downloadable PDF document, 43 pages KEYWORDS: humanitarian action, environmental management, waste management, restoration, impact assessment, Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit, United Nations Environment Programme, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, guidelines […]
humanitarian action
OCHA CMCOORD FIELD HANDBOOK
AUTHOR: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Civil-Military Coordination LAST UPDATED: June 2015 TYPE OF TOOL: Guidelines KEYWORDS: conflict sensitivity, humanitarian action, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, guidelines FORMAT: Downloadable PDF document, 158 pages LANGUAGES: English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish WEB LINK: https://www.unocha.org/ (OCHA) http://www.unocha.org/country/asia-and-pacific/what-we-do/civil-military-coordination (OCHA Civil- Military Coordination) […]
GREEN RECOVERY CONNECT HELP DESK
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 […]
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.
POST CONFLICT NEEDS ASSESSMENT
2 documents: Practical Guide and Operational Note. Guide: info on systematizing analysis and efficient processes. Note: planning, coordination, and management tool. Helps launch poverty reduction strategy.
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.
GUIDELINES ON THE USE OF MILITARY AND CIVIL DEFENSE ASSETS IN DISASTER RELIEF (OSLO GUIDELINES)
Guidelines to establish basic framework for formalizing and improving effectiveness and efficiency of foreign military and civil defense assets in international disaster relief operations.
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP REVIEW FOR HUMANITARIAN AID
Worksheet for evaluating environmental impacts of humanitarian aid projects. Focus on recovery and reconstruction phases. 1-3 hours to complete. Field visit and consultation with planners, experts.
COOKING FUEL SAVES LIVES: A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO COOKING IN HUMANITARIAN SETTINGS
Online training course on Matrix and Decision Tree Diagrams developed by IASC SAFE to determine safe and appropriate means of meeting cooking fuel needs under difficult circumstances.