Humanitarian/disaster information services
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Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)
Asian Disaster Reduction Centre (ADRC) facilitates exchange amongst disaster reduction experts, governments and other bodies and accumulates and provides disaster reduction information.
Disaster Mental Health Institute-In progress
The mission of the Disaster Mental Health Institute is the promotion, development, and application of both practice and research in disaster mental health. Its' purpose is to research issues relating to disaster mental health and provide education for the benefit of those dealing with victims of...
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
FEMA is part of the US government's Homeland Security Department. FEMA's aim is to prepare the United States for emergencies and hazards such as floods or terrorist attacks. It also manages responses to all hazards facing the nation.
Center of Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance
The Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance is a US Department of Defense organization dedicated to international disaster preparedness and management capacity building for the purpose of decreasing the impact of human suffering. Its mission is to educate, train,...
Natural Disaster Reference Database
The database, provided by NASA, provides information about research and the results of NASA's satellite remote-sensing programmes. The website is for historical reference only and is no longer updated.
European Commission Humanitarian Operation (ECHO) - Regulation
This page contains the full text of EU regulation 83/181, concerning the ''exemption from value added tax on the final importation of certain goods''. Articles 40-55 are specific to VAT exemption for charitable goods and disaster relief work. The situations where VAT exemption applies are similar...
Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT) Global Network
Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT) has established teams in thirty-four countries to create a network that can meet development and disaster needs almost anywhere in the world. AMURT seeks local solutions and relies on field directors who are based in the areas in which they serve....
International Workshop on Mobile Information Technology for Emergency Response
The International Workshop on Mobile Information Technology for Emergency Response presents the latest approaches and technical solutions in the area of mobile information technology for emergency response planning and execution.
AlertNet
AlertNet is a UK based NGO providing global news, communications and logistics services to the international disaster relief community and the public. Non-governmental aid agencies working in international relief can access additional reference material, a more extensive news feed and an area to...
Joint evaluation of the international response to the Indian Ocean tsunami: Synthesis Report
Joint evaluation of the international response to the Indian Ocean tsunami: Synthesis Report examines the successes and failures as well as the constraints within which the response occurred between the first eight and 11 months of the response. It does this by distilling the findings and learning...