Links

Environment & Disasters

		Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre is a multidisciplinary academic hazard research centre. It hosts as part of the Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment in Disasters project an Environment-Disasters listserv.
		Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC) The GFMC is an activity of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR). It provides a global portal for wildland fire documentation, information and monitoring .
		Global Resource Information Database (UNEP-GRID)
		Green Cross International Green Cross International aims to be an emergency response model to ecological issues and expedite solutions to environmental problems that transcend national boundaries. It aims to prevent and resolve conflicts arising from environmental degradation and to provide assistance to people affected by the environmental consequences of wars and conflicts.
		The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) IISD, a policy research institute in the pursuit of sustainable development, examines disaster resilience and explores how resource rights issues, such as land ownership, affect both disaster resilience and post-disaster reconstruction efforts.
		The United Nations Environment Post-Conflict Branch (PCoB) PCoB extends UNEP's work in areas of the world where the natural and human environment has been damaged as a direct or indirect consequence of conflict.
		United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Drylands Development Centre UNDP's Drylands Development Centre specializes in assisting countries to fight poverty and encourage development in the drier parts of the world.
		United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Division for Early Warning and Assessment (UNEP-DEWA) The mission of UNEP-DEWA is to provide improved access to meaningful environmental data and information.
		United Nations University Institute for Environment and Security (UNU-EHS) UNU-EHS explores threats to human security arising from natural and human-induced hazards.

General

		CARE International CARE tackles underlying causes of poverty so that people can become self-sufficient.
		Geneva University: Directory for Disaster Reduction Institutions University of Geneva provides a database with all institutions concerned about global disaster management.
		International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) IFRC is a global humanitarian organization, providing assistance without discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions.
		NASA Earth Observatory Natural Hazards Website The goal of this website is to share NASA satellite imagery to help people visualize where and when natural hazards occur, and to help mitigate their effects.
		ReliefWeb ReliefWeb is the global hub for time-critical humanitarian information on Complex Emergencies and Natural Disasters. It is administered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
		The International Crisis Group The International Crisis Group is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, with 120 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict.
		The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide.
		The ProVention Consortium The ProVention Consortium includes a broad range of partners, from development to humanitarian organisations and from the public sector to the private sector, with the goal of providing a forum for dialogue and a framework for collective action to reduce the risk and impacts of natural hazards in developing countries.
		UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) UN/ISDR is the focal point in the UN System to promote links and synergies between, and the coordination of, disaster reduction activities in the socio-economic, humanitarian and development fields, as well as to support policy integration.
		UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) The mission of UN-OCHA is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors
		United Nations Development Programme Disaster Reduction Unit The Disaster Reduction Unit (DRU) provides support in the following strategic areas:1) Increasing capacity for disaster risk reduction 2)Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into development 3) Increasing investment in disaster risk reduction.
		World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 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.