Disaster Alert!!
Pakistan was hit by the wost earthquake in its history on 8th October, 2005. I have compiled a list of useful weblinks for those working on rescue, relief and rehabilitation:
This Site provides and gathers Demographic, Disaster, Access, and Assistance data and maps on all Earthquake Affected Villages in Pakistan to Help Coordinate Relief Efforts
Pakistan-specific health related information on earthquake response
About Water and Sanitation in Disaster Situations
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/tsunami_qa/en/
This book is designed to assist those involved in planning and implementing emergency sanitation programmes
http://wedc.lboro.ac.uk/publications/details.php?book=1%2084380%20005%205
Complete guides on all health related aspects of disaster mitigation and management
http://www.ifrc.org/what/health/relief/guide.asp
Training manual on Disaster Assessment, basically for UN system but useful for all
http://www.proventionconsortium.org/files/undp/DisasterAssess.pdf
Large collection of electronic resources for disaster mitigation
http://www.proventionconsortium.org/toolkit.htm
Minimum Standards for Humanitarian Assistance
Engineering related information on earthquake relief
http://www.adpc.net/infores/hazard-eq.html
An exhaustive field guide on all sorts of disaster response (large file size)
http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/resources/pdf/fog_v3.pdf
Manual from India for training local level institutions for disaster management
http://www.undp.org.in/VRSE/docsNmnls/Block%20DIsaster%20Training%20Manual.pdf
UNCRD Community Based Disaster Management Guidelines
http://www.hyogo.uncrd.or.jp/publication/01project.htm
A reconstruction manual from India, focussing mainly on institutional and policy side
http://www.tcgillc.com/tcgidocs/TCGI%20Disaster%20Guide.pdf
Training manual on Disaster Mitigation, basically for UN system but useful for all
http://www.undmtp.org/english/Disaster_mitigation/disaster_mitigation.pdf
Training manual on Reconstruction, basically for UN system but useful for all
http://www.undmtp.org/english/rehabilitation/rehabilitation.pdf
Annotated list of links to a large number of disaster related websites
http://www.makingcitieswork.org/urbanThemes/Disaster/Reconstruction
Guidelines on post disaster reconstruction