General Professional Communities

Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP International)
http://www.hapinternational.org/

HAP International runs the leading global quality assurance scheme for humanitarian agencies.  HAP members are committed to meeting the highest standards of accountability and quality management.  In addition, HAP certifies those members that comply with the HAP Standard in Humanitarian Accountability and Quality Management, providing assurance to disaster survivors, staff, volunteers, host authorities and donors that the agency will deliver the best humanitarian service possible.

The HDLC discussion forum is a resource for relief and development professionals to communicate ideas, request advice and advocate for various issues within multi-sectoral relief and development environment.

It is a creative mechanism for participants to directly influence the scope and dynamic of vocational training within their particular field or sector of specialty.

Periodically, the HDLC Discussion forum host polls and surveys on behalf of the community for research purposes and conducts "virtual" round table discussions monthly.

It is free to register, so sign up.

An online community of aid, relief and development practitioners worldwide, featuring a discussion forum, practitioner-authored advice pages, links to relevant blogs, and an email newsletter. Membership is free. To join, visit the web site and click on "Login/Register".

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.

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)

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

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]."

A worldwide internet discussion group for HazMat and WMD Professionals. 1200 members, 200-300 messages per month, subscribe via website.

An open forum for hazard mitigation practitioners worldwide to share information on hazard mitigation practices and programs.

Quarterly magazine with opinion and information on humanitarian and development issues.

A publishing forum where those engaged in humanitarian action share information, analysis and experience, so contributing to individual and institutional learning.

Encourages discussion and debate amongst members of the humanitarian community based in Geneva. Website includes E-conference and directory of humanitarian organisations in Geneva.

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!]

Annotated list of Natural Hazards resources, including e-mail discussion groups about emergency management and disaster planning and recovery.