A report summarizing findings on people affected by conflict (PAC) from a collection of 2012 CE-DAT surveys. In 2012, we estimate that more than 172 million people were affected by conflict worldwide. Of this total, 149 million or 87% were conflict-...

This report provides an overview of current thinking and emerging good practice related to humanitarian action in the urban context. It is produced by the Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP) a...

As part of a project to enrich and advance the library of case studies showing good practices in disaster preparedness and disaster risk reduction that are available to practitioners worldwide, the GDPC supported the development of a guidance tool on...

Given the size of the urban poor population, a major challenge confronting development agencies, policymakers and social actors concerned with addressing poverty is how to provide better access to secure tenure and housing. tools and strategies t...

The NRRC Review was commissioned by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) within the Government of Nepal (GoN) and had the backing of key stakeholders to the consortium. The Review’s primary purpose, as stated in the TOR, is: to take stock of the cur...

In February 2011, the Government of Nepal (GoN) launched the Nepal Risk Reduction Consortium (NRRC). The NRRC is a unique body that unites the GoN, the international financial institutions of the Asian Development Bank and World Bank, development par...

Engaging the Community – Volunteerism and Disaster Management in Nepal is a practical presentation that highlights the critical role of community engagement and volunteerism in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and disaster management (DM). Developed b...

The aim of this guidance manual is to introduce the user to project/programme planning in a Red Cross Red Crescent environment. It describes the different stages of the planning phase of the “project/programme cycle” within the context of Resul...

A short outline of potenital strategic approaches for recovery partnerships that was developed as part of a preliminary assessment of recovery options after the Haiti earthquake in February 2010.