Marie Michael Library

Disasters and Humanitarian Assistance

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.
Conflict and disasters resources provided by Oxfam.
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.
Humanitarian Policy Group is dedicated to improving humanitarian policy and practice. Resources and publications are available.
Disasters, publications and resources from Overseas Development Institute (ODI).
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.

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.). Rome: 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).
National disaster management plan. (2016). New Delhi: National Disaster Management Authority. (4.57 Mb pdf)
Oxfam. (2008). For a safer tomorrow: Protecting civilians in a multipolar world. Executive summary and full report outline an agenda to protect civilians through combining local, national, and regional action with international support.
Roberts, D. L. (2005). Staying alive: Safety and security guidelines for humanitarian volunteers in conflict areas. (1.06 Mb pdf)
Save the Children Alliance. (2009). Five years later: Rebuilding lives after the tsunami: the children’s road to recovery. (1.17 Mb pdf)
Shrestha, A.B., Shah, S.H., & Karim, R. (2008). Resource manual on flash flood risk management: Module 1: community-based management. Published by ICIMOD, this manual contains resource materials to help those who are working to reduce flash flood risks.