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Action contre la Faim (ACF)
http://www.acf-fr.org/eng/homefm.htm
(English, French)
With offices in
Paris, Madrid, London and New York, Action Against Hunger works in 36
countries around the world. It intervenes through emergency relief
operations in situations of war, crisis, and famine in four keys sectors:
nutrition, health, water and food security.
Areas of
activity
show programs, techniques, and training in the above sectors and disaster
preparedness. Missions gives overview of country programs, history,
and context. News
provides access journal, bibliography of documents, and ACF news.
 http://www.aah-usa.org/research.html
Research link from Action Against Hunger USA site. Contains information on
four projects: 1)Groundwater Development (PRM Method), 2)Surface Water
Treatment Units, 3) Shallow Wells Continuous Chlorination, and 4)
Geographic Information System (GIS)
AlertNet
http://www.alertnet.org/
AlertNet provides
global news, communications and logistics services to the international
disaster relief community and the public.
Home page presents
daily updated news from member organizations and Reuters News
Service. The site also includes an international register of aid suppliers; an information
exchange for members (to apply to be a member visit members application);
databases of training,
events (diary),
and contacts in the relief community (AlertNet Members) and
background information relevant to disaster relief. Relief Resources
provide access to documents, articles, and links to sites on topics such as
satellite images, children and war, working in relief, refugees, and
technology. For specific inquiries use the search engine.
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
http://www.adpc.ait.ac.th/
ADPC is a regional
resource center working towards disaster reduction for safer communities
and sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific.
Website provides
information about Center, training
opportunities, and regional
programs. Programs include Program for Enhancement of Emergency
Response (PEER) and Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (DANA) program
ADPC:
Information, Research and Network Support. ADPC maintains a specialized
library on disaster management. Search the database for publications,
reports, case studies, and research papers. Underneath the search engine is a link
to the address where requests can be sent
http://www.adpc.ait.ac.th/duryog/duryog.html Duryog
Nivaran A South Asian network promoting alternative
perspectives on disaster and vulnerability in the region. Website
provides information on organization, activities, and lists of orderable publications
and reports (on going research). The material covered includes
water supply, food, sanitation, coordination and community and female
participation in relief efforts.
CARE International
http://www.care.org/
CARE helps
communities prepare for emergencies as well as provide food, water, shelter
and health care to survivors of natural disasters and armed conflicts.
CARE's rehabilitation programs include landmine removal and awareness,
refugee repatriation and conflict resolution.
The website offers
press releases, CARE reports, and access to various publications.
Potentially useful
tools and guidelines can be found at the following:
http://www.care.org/programs/search_screen.cfm
covers Children’s Health, Reproductive Health, Nutrition, Water,
Sanitation, and Environmental Health
http://www.care.org/forms/search.html
Use the site search: to find information about specific projects (by
type, country), evaluations, etc.
Global Internally Displaced Persons Project
http://www.idpproject.org/
The Global IDP Project brings facts, figures and
analysis on IDPs worldwide into one integrated information system.
Website
provides access to Global IDP Database, which can be searched by
country or keyword. Wide range of information including:
population profiles, causes and protection concerns, humanitarian access,
subsistence concerns (health, nutrition, water, sanitation, and shelter),
and access to education. Downloadable Training modules that are based on the UN OCHA
document: Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement and include
themes such as protection, ethics, coordination, and community services. Publications,
weekly news, and a IDP links
page are also on the site.
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