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Revising the Sphere Handbook: What is new and how you can contribute
Revising the Sphere Handbook: What is new and how you can contribute
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89 minutes
Released:
Apr 28, 2017
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Podcast episode
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Following an intensive initial review process, the first draft of the Sphere Standards 2018 edition is now open for comments and suggestions from practitioners around the world.To provide an opportunity to learn about the main improvements and how you can contribute to the process, PHAP hosted an online briefing session on 27 April. This was an opportunity to hear directly from the lead chapter authors and the Sphere secretariat and ask questions about the process.The lead authors and writing teams have been working with their review groups across six chapters to create the framework for the revised standards. The first draft moves the standards from a text-heavy format to a clearer table style which draws out indicators, thresholds, and targets and encourages the reader to think more about context. Common terminology is being used to build greater consistency across chapters. Drivers of future humanitarian response, such as cash transfer programming, urban response, and environmental concerns, are grouped and woven throughout them.Read more about the event and access related resources at https://phap.org/27apr2017
Released:
Apr 28, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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