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A site at the University of Wisconsin offers many additional educational and organizational links related to disaster management.
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The Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center at the University of Colorado provides links to disaster research.
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A fact sheet from the Pan-American Health Organization looks at gender perspectives in natural disasters.
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The Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance provides a practitioner’s guide to disaster reduction.
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The Center of Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance focuses on the links between civilian and military sectors in responding to emergencies.
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The Disaster Resources Network helps businesses donate talent or in-kind goods and services to disaster relief and recovery operations in developing countries.
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In a special disaster response section, InterAction reviews the activities of NGOs around the world.
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Mercy Corps is involved in a program to bring emotional support to children affected by disasters, and offers training materials to childcare workers.
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Between mid-October and late-December 2005, Ashoka’s Changemakers.net, in partnership with the Fritz Institute, invites contest entries for its Innovation Award for Meeting Disaster.
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