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ALNAP and UN-Habitat have just launched an Urban Humanitarian Response Portal - a knowledge sharing platform, with a focus on disaster preparedness, relief and early recovery in urban humanitarian crises

EMI is an international scientific organization started in 1998 and established as a non-stock, non-profit organization in the Philippines in 2003. Its mission is to advance policy, knowledge and practice of urban Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). In 2005, EMI was accredited by UNDP as an Implementing Agency for the UNDP/BCPR urban disaster risk reduction program. At the same time, the organization also became a part of the U.N. Task Force for Disaster Reduction. Since 2007, EMI has been a member of the UN Global Platform for Disaster Reduction (GPDRR)

First status report on urban and peri-urban horticulture in Africa. Rome, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

This paper identifies lessons emerging from humanitarian interventions in violent urban settings. It is operationally oriented and intended primarily for field staff involved in programme design and evaluation. Lessons are drawn from case studies and evaluations of humanitarian organisations and agencies operating in such settings.

Cityriskpedia is an online encyclopedia and wiki for documenting best practices in disaster risk management in the world's most disaster-prone urban environments

"We work for the UK Department for International Development (DFID) to provide information and services dedicated to rural development and rural and urban livelihoods"

My Community, Our Earth was created in the year 2002 through public and private partnerships, in preparation for the World Summit for Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg, South Africa, to address sustainable development issues, including biodiversity, climate change, poverty eradication, fresh water supply, and urbanization. We approach the theme of sustainable development using a geographic perspective that allows innovative responses to local community challenges