Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

Disaster Lit® Database Daily Updates

COP24 Special Report: Health and Climate Change

12/06/2018 12:00 AM EST

Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 12/4/2018. This 38-page report is a contribution from the public health community to support the negotiations of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It provides global knowledge on the interconnection between climate change and health, and makes recommendations for UNFCCC negotiators and policy-makers on maximizing the health benefits of tackling climate change and avoiding the worst health impacts of this global challenge. (PDF)

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Post-Emergency Contexts: A Study on Establishing Sustainable Service Delivery Models

12/06/2018 12:00 AM EST

Source: Oxfam International. Published: 12/4/2018. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Oxfam commissioned this 40-page study to understand more about how emergency water, sanitation, and hygiene services are delivered, and to identify how the provision of infrastructure can lead to sustainable service delivery and a more professional management mechanism. It aims to review and identify alternative service delivery options, and to provide some pragmatic guidance that can be incorporated into emergency response programs and tested, evaluated, and built on in the future. (PDF)

State of the Humanitarian System 2018

12/06/2018 12:00 AM EST

Source: Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP). Published: 12/2018. This 331-page study compiles the latest statistics and analysis on the size, shape, and scope of the humanitarian system, and assesses overall performance and progress. It is the fourth report in the series and covers 2015-2017. It has sections on complex emergencies, natural disasters and health crises, and humanitarian principles in natural disasters. (PDF)

Finding the Evidence for Global and Disaster Health

12/06/2018 12:00 AM EST

Source: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). Published: 11/19/2018. The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Evidence for Global and Disaster Health Special Interest Group hosted this 46-minute webinar in conjunction with Evidence Aid, as part of Humanitarian Evidence Week. It reported on the Library and Information Services project (HIFA LIS), a collaboration between Healthcare Information For All, Evidence Aid, and Public Health England, to look at how library services can best support global and disaster health. (Video or Multimedia)

Best Practice Recommendations for Conducting After-Action Reviews to Enhance Public Health Preparedness

12/06/2018 12:00 AM EST

Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 11/2018. This 23-page technical report identifies common features of after-action reports (AARs) to improve preparedness and response planning, provides a validity assessment tool to appraise them, and proposes a set of best practice recommendations. The report's literature review aimed to identify the range of methods used to produce AARs for the purposes of improving emergency preparedness planning and to evaluate the most robust methodologies. (PDF)

PrepTalks: Public Works and Emergency Management; Restoring Life Line Services

12/06/2018 12:00 AM EST

Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency [Department of Homeland Security] (FEMA). Published: 9/2018. This 21-minute presentation helps emergency managers and public works personnel understand the role of public works, the role of public works in response and recovery from disasters, and how public works are an asset during any disaster. An accompanying discussion guide provides actions to take for emergency managers; elected officials and leaders; and staff from emergency management, public works, and police, fire, and emergency medical services. (Video or Multimedia)

Global Humanitarian Overview 2018

12/06/2018 12:00 AM EST

Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Published: 2018. This 56-page report is a comprehensive, authoritative, and evidence-based assessment of world humanitarian needs in 2017 and 2018. it aims to facilitate principled, effective, rapid, and coordinated responses to humanitarian crises, supporting prompt life-saving action by humanitarian agencies financed by governmental, private, and individual donors. It discusses how natural disasters will generate humanitarian needs in 2018, and the most vulnerable people on the planet are still being hit hard. (PDF)