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    Communicating disasters: an Asia Pacific resource book

    Television for Education – Asia Pacific, 2007
    The tsunami communication failures inspired much reflection in the global humanitarian community. There is now a growing recognition on the need for a culture of communication that values proper information management and inclusive information sharing.This book explores the different elements and combinations that could help evolve such a culture in Asia.
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    A series of Oxfam manuals on the provision of water for conflict and natural disaster affected populations

    Oxfam, 2008
    Access to water and sanitation is one of the major challenges faced by populations affected by conflict or natural disasters. The following technical manuals developed by the Oxfam Public Health Engineering Team aim to enable the provision of a reliable water supply for populations affected by conflict or natural disaster.
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    Human rights and natural disasters: operational guidelines and field manual on human rights protection in situations of natural disaster

    Brookings Institution, 2008
    All too often the human rights of disaster victims are not sufficiently taken into account. Unequal access to assistance, discrimination in aid provision, sexual and gender-based violence, loss of documentation, unsafe or involuntary return or resettlement, and issues of property restitution are just some of the problems that many survivors encounter.
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    The HAP 2007 standard in humanitarian accountability and quality management

    Humanitarian Accountability Partnership, 2007
    Humanitarian agencies exercise significant financial, technical and logistical power in their mission to save lives and reduce suffering. In contrast, disaster survivors have no formal control and often little influence over emergency relief agencies, making it difficult for the people affected by disasters to hold these aid agencies to account.
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    The livelihood assessment tool-kit: analysing and responding to the impact of disasters on the livelihoods of people

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2008
    The increase in natural disasters around the world warrants attention to protecting and rebuilding the livelihoods of vulnerable populations. This toolkit aims to assess the impact of disasters on the livelihoods of people and the capacity and opportunities for recovery and increased resilience to future events.
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    Stay safe: the International Federation’s guide to a safer mission

    Reliefweb, 2007
    Humanitarian workers are no longer exempt from attack in conflict situations. Rather it would seem that insurgents – in the brutal theatres of warfare in Iraq, Somalia, Darfur and Afghanistan – have targeted aid and development staff as part of wider campaigns of intimidation and destabilisation.
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    ICT for disaster management

    Asia-Pacifiic Development Information Program, 2007
    The first important steps towards reducing disaster impact are to correctly analyse the potential risk and identify measures that can prevent, mitigate or prepare for emergencies. ICT can play a significant role in highlighting risk areas, vulnerabilities and potentially affected populations. This primer outlines the importance of ICT in managing disasters.
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    Handbook for emergencies

    United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees, 2007
    This third edition of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) ‘Handbook for Emergencies’ provides UNHCR’s non-governmental partners with detailed information on how to respond to emergency situations. The revised handbook includes a number of important updates including:
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    Total disaster risk management handbook

    Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, 2005
    This handbook's central theme is the development and application of a system for managing any hazards which appear to threaten a continually habitable and secure society. Directly relating to Thailand, the suggestions presented are applicable to any region or nation at risk of natural or man-made disasters.
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    Impact measurement and accountability in emergencies: the good enough guide

    Oxfam, 2007
    This document acts as a guide which presents some tried and tested methods for putting impact measurement and accountability into practice throughout the life of a project. It is aimed at humanitarian practitioners, project officers and managers in the field.

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