The Sphere Handbook 2004 (English version): Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response (Sphere Project Series)
Book Details
Author(s)
The Sphere Project
Publisher
Oxfam Publishing
ISBN / ASIN
9291390976
ISBN-13
9789291390977
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Description
Following the worldwide success of the first edition of The Sphere Handbook, this new second edition is the result of feedback from current users and from training workshops, with revisions from a focal group of representatives from major organisations. Key changes include:
· addition of an entirely new section on Food security
· revisions from a cross-cutting review on Gender, Children, Elderly, Disabled, Environment, HIV/AIDS, Protection
· updated and refined qualitative and quantitative indicators
· expanded introduction and development of common standards
· clearer cross-referencing and more concise, user-friendly text
The new edition is in the same handy format and structure, with a new CD-ROM featuring the full text.
· addition of an entirely new section on Food security
· revisions from a cross-cutting review on Gender, Children, Elderly, Disabled, Environment, HIV/AIDS, Protection
· updated and refined qualitative and quantitative indicators
· expanded introduction and development of common standards
· clearer cross-referencing and more concise, user-friendly text
The new edition is in the same handy format and structure, with a new CD-ROM featuring the full text.
