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The Index for Risk Management (InfoRM) initiative began in October 2012 as a convergence of interests of United Nations agencies, humanitarian donors and the European Commission to establish a common evidence-base for global humanitarian risk analysis. A concept was developed by a core group of agencies and presented publicly at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in May 2013. The aim of the initiative is to publish and manage a humanitarian risk index as an open resource for use by actors engaged in resilience, emergency preparedness, Disaster management and humanitarian response.

Complimentary to the Disaster Needs Analyses (DNAs) published for Mali, Niger and Chad, a DNA for Mauritania has been published

infoasaid is a consortium of Internews and the BBC World Service Trust. The objective is to improve how aid agencies communicate with disaster-affected communities - the focus is on providing humanitarian information. The emphasis is on the need to deliver information, as aid itself, through the most appropriate channels

AlertNet is a free humanitarian news service run by Thomson Reuters Foundation covering crises worldwide. Our award-winning website provides trusted news and information on natural disasters, conflicts, refugees, hunger, diseases and climate change

Serving the information needs of the disaster reduction community

The use of foreign military and civil defence assets in disaster relief. Oslo Guidelines Update nov 2006 , revision 1.1 November 2007

United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) Field Handbook - 2013 - 6ed

APMEN is an exciting new online information sharing platform dedicated to migration, environment and climate change issues in the Asia Pacific region. In a region with its share of natural disasters, where the impacts of climate change are clearly visible and people increasingly affected, APMEN fills a needed gap in bringing these issues to the forefront in one central location.

The Global Protection Cluster coordinates and provides global level inter-agency policy advice and guidance on the implementation of the cluster approach to Protection Clusters in the field, supports protection responses in non-refugee situation humanitarian action as well as leads standard and policy setting relating to protection in complex and natural disaster humanitarian emergencies, in particular with regard to the protection of internally displaced persons

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

iMMAP's mission is to be the first port of call for Information and Knowledge Management expertise within the humanitarian community. IMMAP aims to alleviate the suffering of victims of natural disasters and armed conflict by providing decision-support services to humanitarian agencies through the management of reliable, timely and appropriate strategic and geographic information

DARA is an independent organisation committed to improving the quality and effectiveness of aid for vulnerable populations suffering from conflict, disasters and climate change

ELRHA aims to see a global humanitarian community where humanitarian actors actively collaborate with higher education institutes to develop highly professional responders, share expertise and carry out research that noticeably reduces risk and ensures that those suffering from the impact of disasters receive more timely, relevant and sustainable assistance

Disasters and humanitarian emergencies are increasing in magnitude and complexity. This presents a major challenge to NGOs that respond to these emergencies. In order to address this challenge, emergency directors from 7 agencies - CARE International, Catholic Relief Services, International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Oxfam GB, Save the Children and World Vision International- came together in 2003 to discuss the most persistent obstacles in humanitarian aid delivery. The Inter-Agency Working Group (IWG) on Emergency Capacity that emerged from this meeting launched a systematic analysis, resulting in the publication of a Report on Emergency Capacity in 2004.

The APCMCOE is a whole-of-government initiative to improve Australia's effectiveness in civil-military collaboration for conflict and disaster management overseas

GDACS is a cooperation framework under the United Nations umbrella. It combines relevant disater information services to bridge the information gap in the first diaster pahse in support of decision-making among international responders

The WorldRiskReport 2011 helps to evaluate the vulnerability of societies to natural hazards. On behalf of Alliance Development Works, UNU-EHS has developed the WorldRiskIndex and calculated risk values for 173 countries worldwide.

USAID has been the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms