General sites

• All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI), a community-based organization that focuses on disaster risk mitigation and reduction.
• Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), promotes research, training and publications concerning disasters.
• Emergency Management Office, Government of Nova Scotia.
• Gender and Disaster Network is an educational project for women and men interested in gender relations in disaster contexts.
• The Sphere Project is comprised of three things: a handbook, a process of collaboration and an expression of committment to quality and accountability. The Sphere Handbook may be downloaded in several languages.

Suggested resources

• Haver, K. (2008). Out of site: Building better responses to displacement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by helping host families (Oxfam International Research Report).
• The livelihood assessment tool-kit: Analysing and responding to the impact of disasters on the livelihoods of people (1st ed.). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2009. (2.39 Mb pdf)
• Mailer, M. (2008). From emergency to recovery: Rescuing northern Uganda’s transition (Oxfam Briefing Paper 118).
• Roberts, D. L. (2005). Staying alive: Safety and security guidelines for humanitarian volunteers in conflict areas. (1.06 Mb pdf)