Disasters and humanitarian affairs
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Impact Measurement and Accountability in Emergencies: The Good Enough Guide
Impact Measurement and Accountability in Emergencies: The Good Enough Guide offers a set of guidelines on how to be accountable to local people and measure programme impact in emergency situations. The ‘good enough’ approach emphasises simple and practical solutions and encourages the user to...
Being Good at Doing Good? - Review of Debates and Initiatives Concerning the Quality of Humanitarian Assistance
Being Good at Doing Good, a conference paper, attempts to do justice to the diversity among humanitarian organisations and individuals. Issues discussed include approaches to the quality of humanitarian assistance, the use of standards, methods to enhance quality and accountability and...
Food Aid Logistics Operational Handbook
Food Aid Logistics Operational Handbook, produced by the Commodity Management Enhancement Project, is designed to provide logistics managers and NGO program staff with basic information and guidance in planning and establishing a supply chain to deliver food aid. The focus of this handbook is...
Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP)
Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP) is an inter-agency initiative that aims to strengthen accountability towards those affected by crisis situations and to facilitate improved performance within the humanitarian sector. At the heart of this endeavor lies HAP's Principles of...
Sphere Project
Sphere Project was launched in 1997 by a group of humanitarian NGOs and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent movement. Its aim is to improve the quality of assistance provided to people affected by disasters, and to enhance the accountability of the humanitarian system, through the Sphere...
Disaster Response Initiative, European Foundation Centre
Disaster Response Initiative, a joint project of the US Council on Foundations and the European Foundation Centre, addresses independent funders' need for increased understanding of disaster grantmaking. It also provides a set of principles and practical guidelines to assist them in responding to...
Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief
Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief seeks to maintain high standards of behaviour and improve efficiency of relief organisations, while maintaining independence. It is a voluntary code that may be adopted by any organisation, and it...
Poised for a Breakthrough? A Review of Significant Findings and Trends in Humanitarian Action
Poised for a Breakthrough? A Review of Significant Findings and Trends in Humanitarian Action, a report, analyses recent trends in humanitarian response. It discusses how humanitarian organisations implement crisis and disaster management and assesses the link between humanitarian principles and...
South Asia Earthquake 2005: Learning from Previous Recovery Operations
South Asia Earthquake 2005: Learning from Previous Recovery Operations, the second of two briefings prepared by ALNAP and the ProVention Consortium, covers targeting, participation, assessment, shelter and housing, risk reduction and policy, drawing out main lessons in each area and highlighting...