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The œOslo Guidelines? were originally prepared over a period of two years beginning in1992. They were the result of a collaborative effort that culminated in an internationalconference in Oslo,...
This resource by UNICEF, on Guidelines for Child Friendly Spaces in Emergencies, 2011, aims to respond to children’s rights to protection, psychosocial...
These guidelines have been prepared with the intention to support disaster recovery programmes with clear, pragmatic, guidance on how to handle large volumes of debris following disasters and on...
The INSARAG Guidelines prepared by the USAR responders around the
world is the reference document for international USAR response. It is a living
document being improved with the...
Guidelines for how to build flood resistant houses, including everything from location to roof and water draining.
Guidelines for earthquake safe and resistant design of buildings, constructions and retrofitting of buildings in Afghanistan. These guidelines cover the issues of building materials and building...
Disaster waste is a well-recognized threat to health, safety and the environment, and can also be a major impediment to post-disaster rescue operations. Experience shows that disaster waste is...
Updated in August 2005, these guidelines seek to provide a framework within which UNHCR and implementing partner staff, in particular, will be able to:
- identify and evaluate the range of...
These guidelines are oriented to the needs of the decision-maker and provide a description of the range of mitigation options that need to be considered when making efforts to reduce losses from...
This is a resource that elucidates programmes which, relying on information sharing, teaching and the identifying ways to avoid traversing mined areas, seek to shield populations from accidents...