Support people affected by disasters
The Community Disaster Risk Reduction Association (CoDRRA) shares practical resources on mental health, evacuation shelters and the standards that guide humanitarian assistance.
Explore the resources
- Mental health and psychosocial support
- Sphere standards
- Rapid assessment sheets for evacuation shelters
- Core Humanitarian Standard self-assessment
WHO EviMaPS: project overview and closed survey
Recent articles
- A worksheet for comparing the 2024 and earlier editions of the CHS
Use the worksheet to trace the relationship between the 2024 CHS requirements and the corresponding material in the earlier edition.
- What counts as a disaster-related death in Japan?
A video for health, medical and welfare professionals explains how disaster-related deaths are recognised under Japan’s condolence payment system.
- Using the child protection standards in a disaster
Follow a middle school student affected by heavy rain to see how responders can use the CPMS handbook.
- How the Sphere standards can help Japan prepare for a major earthquake
An international video shows how humanitarian organisations apply the Sphere standards in different countries.