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The Sphere Handbook (Mixed media product)
$19.69 - Save $0.90 (4%) - RRP $20.59 Free delivery worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for The Sphere HandbookThe Sphere Project is an initiative to determine and promote standards by which the global community responds to the plight of people affected by disasters. This new edition updates indicators, guidance notes, and improves the overall structure and consistency of the text. It is the essential handbook for all humanitarian aid.
Full description- Publisher: Sphere Project
- Published: 30 April 2011
- Format: Mixed media product 400 pages
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- Categories: Development Studies | Social Impact Of Disasters | Aid & Relief Programmes | International Institutions
- ISBN 13: 9781908176004 ISBN 10: 1908176008
- Sales rank: 136,089
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Full description for The Sphere Handbook
"The Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards will not of course stop humanitarian crises from happening, nor can they prevent human suffering. What they offer, however, is an opportunity for the enhancement of assistance with the aim of making a difference to the lives of people affected by disaster" Ton van Zutphen, Sphere Board Chair and John Damerell, Sphere Project Manager in the Foreword to the new edition of the Handbook. The Sphere Project is an initiative to determine and promote standards by which the global community responds to the plight of people affected by disasters. What's new in the 2011 edition of the Sphere Handbook The new edition of the Sphere Project's Handbook updates the qualitative and quantitative indicators and guidance notes and improves the overall structure and consistency of the text The new version has: * a rewritten Humanitarian Charter * updated common standards * a stronger focus on protection * revised technical chapters
