Directory of Practitioners' Communities

This is a work in progress, listing online communities for relief workers.  Email discussion lists and other community resources have been selected for inclusion on the basis of relevancy and usefulness for humanitarian practitioners. The finished list will be included in the forthcoming redesign of ReliefWeb.

Many thanks for your help in reviewing this draft.  If you are a relief worker, please click on Recommend this to indicate those communities that you find most useful and relevant in your work.  Add a comment where you can and click on "Add a new listing" to suggest additional resources that are not yet included. You may also email general comments to mark.hammersley@aidworkers.net

242 communities listed.  30072 votes cast.  Pick your sector from the list to the left.

 
  • Agriculture
  • Education
  • Food
  • Gender
  • General
  • Health
  • HIV-AIDS
  • HR & Finance
  • ICT
  • Infrastructure
  • Logistics
  • M&E
  • Mental Health
  • Mine Action
  • Nutrition
  • Protection
  • Refugees
  • Repro. Health
  • SAR
  • Security
  • Shelter
  • Watsan
  • GENERAL PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITIES

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    Aid Workers Network    vote: Recommend this
    http://www.aidworkers.net
    A global community of development and relief practitioners for mutual support and to share practical advice based on experience. Web site includes discussion forum and email lists. (English/French/Spanish). Weekly email bulletin "Aid Workers Exchange", write to exchange@aidworkers.net with the subject "subscribe".
    18106 relief workers recommend this.  Add a comment.

    All Hands Community    vote: Recommend this
    http://www.all-hands.net
    Fosters open communications among professionals in the areas of emergency management, preparedness, disaster recovery, risk management, counter-terrorism, crisis management and communications, fire/rescue, law enforcement, safety, and other related professions - subscribe by sending e-mail to emergency-management-subscribe@yahoogroups.com, or see: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Emergency-Management.
    767 relief workers recommend this.  Add a comment.

    International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)    vote: Recommend this
    http://www.iaem.com/
    is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to promoting the goals of saving lives and protecting property during emergencies and disasters.(mainly US based) (includes listserv)
    502 relief workers recommend this.  Add a comment.

    The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS)    vote: Recommend this
    http://www.tiems.org
    Brings together users, planners, researchers, managers, response personnel and other interested parties / practitioners to exchange information on the use of innovative methods and technologies to improve our ability to avoid, mitigate, respond to, and recover from natural and technological disasters. Website acts as an information-sharing network for EM professionals
    1393 relief workers recommend this.  Add a comment.

    Natural-Hazards-Disasters    vote: Recommend this
    http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/archives/natural-hazards-disasters.html
    Discussion list for anyone interested in natural hazards and disasters hosted by the Benfield Greig Hazard Research Centre, University College London) - subscribe by sending an e-mail message to mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk with the command in the body of the message: "join natural-hazards-disasters [your first name, your last name]."
    522 relief workers recommend this.  Add a comment.

    HazMat-WMD    vote: Recommend this
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hazmat-WMD/
    A worldwide internet discussion group for HazMat and WMD Professionals. 1200 members, 200-300 messages per month, subscribe via website.
    502 relief workers recommend this.  Add a comment.

    HAZARDMIT    vote: Recommend this
    http://www.mitigation.com/mailman/listinfo/hazardmit
    An open forum for hazard mitigation practitioners worldwide to share information on hazard mitigation practices and programs.
    517 relief workers recommend this.  Add a comment.

    Humanitarian Affairs Review (HAR)    vote: Recommend this
    http://www.humanitarian-review.org
    Quarterly magazine with opinion and information on humanitarian and development issues.
    519 relief workers recommend this.  Add a comment.

    Humanitarian Practice Network (HPN)    vote: Recommend this
    http://www.odihpn.org
    A publishing forum where those engaged in humanitarian action share information, analysis and experience, so contributing to individual and institutional learning.
    500 relief workers recommend this.  Add a comment.

    Geneva Humanitarian Forum    vote: Recommend this
    http://www.genevahumanitarianforum.org
    Encourages discussion and debate amongst members of the humanitarian community based in Geneva. Website includes E-conference and directory of humanitarian organisations in Geneva.
    481 relief workers recommend this.  Add a comment.

    WMD, Emergency Management and Medical Web Sites    vote: Recommend this
    http://www.health.ri.gov/biot/web_sites.doc
    A comprehensive list of internet sites of use for emergency planning and in particular Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and medical emergency planning. Extensive section on List Servers/Electronic Newsletters includes communities for relief workers. [NB >1 MB download!]
    460 relief workers recommend this.  Add a comment.

    Natural Hazards Resources Center    vote: Recommend this
    http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/resources/sites.html
    Annotated list of Natural Hazards resources, including e-mail discussion groups about emergency management and disaster planning and recovery.
    489 relief workers recommend this.  Add a comment.

     

    See also: Agriculture, Education, Food Aid, Food Distribution, Gender, Health (General), HIV-AIDS, Human Resources and Financial Management, Information, Computers and Telecommunications, Infrastructure & Rehabilitation, Logistics, Transportation and Supply Chain Management, Mine Action, Monitoring & Evaluation, Nutrition, Protection, Human Rights & Rule of Law, Psycho-Social / Mental Support, Refugees & IDPs, Reproductive Health, Search & Rescue, Security, Shelter & Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation