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This training course is in response to the report, Greening the Blue Helmets: Environment, Natural Resources and UN Peacekeeping Operations, released by UNEP. The report analyses how peacekeeping missions around the world affect, and are affected by natural resources and the broader environment, and notes that through the adoption of a 2009 Environmental Policy, UN Peacekeeping has a robust platform for progress in reducing its environmental impact

Humanitarian Resource Institute is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, established with a mission focus to "Bridge Unmet Needs to Untapped Resources" through the development of initiatives associated with economic, social, cultural and humanitarian issues worldwide

The resource library includes a variety of CCAFS research outputs and related materials including Journal Articles, Reports and Policy Briefs, Tools, Maps, Models and Data, CCAFS Project Reports, Video, Related Reading, and Management Documents

The PARK online was created to complement existing guidance on profiling and assessment activities (such as the Guidance on Profiling IDPs produced by NRC-IDMC and OCHA, 2008). It does this by making methodologies, tools and other practical resources used in previous profiling and assessment exercises readily available to practitioners around the world.

In emergency situations humanitarian actors often lose time by looking for appropriate tools and methodologies applicable to their context. ACAPS is developing series of templates and practical guidance dedicated to ease the work of assessment experts in the field. You will find on this webiwte all our resources, including reviews of various technical aspects of assessment and Disaster Needs Analysis (DNAs).

The Oxfam Policy & Practice website is a resource for all those working in the development and humanitarian sector. The website offers: *Free access to over 3,000 published resources - books, policy papers, research reports, case studies, journal articles and more. *An insight into Oxfam GB's current policy, programme and research areas. *Profiles of some of Oxfam GB's research, policy and programme staff. *News and analysis via the blog

The EWEM program encompasses a broad spectrum of scientific endeavors operating at national, regional , and international scales. EWEM project activities support investigations in the areas of climate change, natural resource management, environmental change detection, food security monitoring, water resource assessments, and hazard identification/mitigation

This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of how peacekeeping operations affect and are affected by natural resources and environmental conditions. The report is divided into two main parts. Part 1 reviews the environmental management of peacekeeping operations and showcases good practices, technologies and behaviours that have already been adopted. Part 2 examines the role that peacekeeping operations have played in stabilizing countries where violent conflicts have been financed by natural resources - including diamonds, gold, timber and oil - or driven by grievances over their ownership, access and control.

The Learning Registry makes digital learning resources easier to find, easier to access and easier to integrate into learning environments wherever they are stored -- around the country and the world. This will enable teachers, students, parents, schools, governments, corporations and non-profits to build and access better, more interconnected and personalized learning solutions needed for a 21st-century education.

the central platform of "Tools and Resources for Anti-Corruption Knowledge" developed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Womenwatch is the central gateway to information and resources on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout the United Nations system, including the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), the United Nations Secretariat, regional commissions, funds, programmes, specialized agencies, and academic and research institutions

This INEE Toolkit contains a wide variety of practical, field-friendly tools and resources to guide educationalists, humanitarian workers and government officials working in the field of education in emergencies through to recovery.

This the coordination webportal from UN OCHA for all Humanitarian Response, inclusive cross cutting issues ( gender, environmental) , , age), funding, access to crisispages, access to global cluster approach and resources ( like common GIS datasets)

THis is the replacement for the former OneRespons webportal

World Resources Institute (WRI) focuses on the intersection of the environment and socio-economic development. We go beyond research to put ideas into action, working globally with governments, business, and civil society to build transformative solutions that protect the earth and improve people's lives

GSDRC Topic Guides are designed as flexible thematic knowledge and evidence resources to support decision-makers working in international development and humanitarian assistance

The WMO is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is the UN system's authoritative voice on the state and behaviour of the Earth's atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces and the resulting distribution of water resources

The Human Security Gateway is a research and information database regrouping electronic and bibliographic resources on human security

Worldwatch Institute delivers the insights and ideas that empower decision makers to create an environmentally sustainable society that meets human needs. Worldwatch focuses on the 21st-century challenges of climate change, resource degradation, population growth, and poverty by developing and disseminating solid data and innovative strategies for achieving a sustainable society