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WWF and the American Red Cross, two leading institutions in the fields of environmental conservation and humanitarian aid, developed a toolkit and training to equip field staff working in humanitarian aid, government, and conservation with practical, solution-oriented techniques for integrating environmental sustainability into international disaster recovery and reconstruction.
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This catalogue covers the Save the Children standard product range and recommended product specifications for use in the Save the Children programmes. This tool is designed to:
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CORE is a training programme, funded by ECHO and DFID, which consists of Training of Trainers (ToT) and Workshop training programmes. It offers for the first time the opportunity for all humanitarian stakeholders to agree and deliver the same introductory humanitarian technical training, carrying the messages of the CCCM, Early Recovery, Emergency Shelter, Protection and Wash clusters of the IASC, as a foundation to humanitarian capacity building, DDR and national resilience.
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The LENSS (Local Estimate of Needs for Shelter and Settlement) Tool Kit is designed to alleviate the difficulties of shelter and settlement needs assessment in the immediate aftermath of a disaster and before the recovery phase. An assessment or estimate of the situation is a precondition for disaster response and recovery planning. This Tool Kit suggests what shelter and settlement data to ask for, who to ask, when to ask and how to share the answers.
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SWOT analysis is a classic strategic planning tool. Using a framework of internal strengths and weaknesses and external opportunities and threats, it provides a simple way to assess how a strategy can best be implemented. The tool helps planners be realistic about what they can achieve, and where they should focus.
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This Resource Catalogue on Capacity Assessment Tools is a brief review of twenty tools is meant to serve as a preliminary resource for development practitioners in the area of organizational capacity assessment. Twenty tools were surveyed, drawing from publicly available resources of non-profit organizations, management consultancies, United Nations agencies and other donor organizations. The purpose or application of these tools varies from thematic, institutional or enabling environment levels.
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A typical design of small dwelling unit for seismic zone III, IV, & V showing architectural and structural drawing for brick wall and stone masonry wall. Disaster management occupies an important place in India’s policy framework as it is the poor and the under-privileged who are worst affected on account of calamities/disasters.
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Post disaster reconstruction flows on from emergency relief work. Its aim is to reconstruct people’s lives on a more permanent basis and includes the rebuilding of infrastructure and the rebuilding of people’s livelihoods. Approaches to reconstruction can vary form country to country and on who is managing the process. Practical Action promotes People-Centred Reconstruction (PCR) which puts people at the forefront of planning from the start.
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The purpose of this technical guidance sheet is to provide guidance to WFP Country Office and partner staff in conducting a simple trader survey with limited or no external technical support. For complex trader surveys, or in situations where local capacity is insufficient, experienced WFP staff in the food security units at the Regional Bureaux and Headquarters may provide further guidance, training or additional capacity. Also, training modules have been developed on the basis of this guidance sheet, which can be used during training sessions.
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The Heightened Risk Identification Tool (HRIT) and User Guide have been developed to enhance UNHCR's effectiveness in identifying refugees at risk by linking community-based / participatory assessments and individual assessment methodologies. They have been designed for use by UNHCR staff involved in community services and/or protection activities (including resettlement) and partner agencies.
Please note that the Shelter Library is an open source repository for electronic publications related to humanitarian shelter. The Shelter Library is not a bookshop/catalogue. To obtain physical copies of publications that appear in the Library, please contact the publisher in question directly. For physical copies of Shelter Centre publications, please email info@sheltercentre.org. The specifications of the Shelter Library can be found in the Terms and Conditions.
