ALNAP promotes sector-wide learning between humanitarian organisations and from previous experiences to improve the performance of humanitarian action. One way in which ALNAP does this is by circulating Lessons papers in response to recent humanitarian crises. These are predominantly based on evaluation findings held in ALNAP’s Evaluative Reports Database, but also draw on additional material. 

Some Lessons papers below have been submitted by ALNAP members or produced in collaboration with other organisations. Others have been commissioned by the ALNAP secretariat.

Darfur 2009

Where to Now? Agency Expulsions in Sudan: Consequences and Next Steps
March 2009
by Sara Pantuliano, Susanne Jaspars and Deepayan Basu Ray

Gaza Crisis 2009

Deepening Crisis in Gaza: Lessons for Operational Agencies
February 2009
by Ben Ramalingam, Sara Pavanello and Kim Scriven

Global Food Price Crisis 2008

The Global Food Price Crisis: Lessons and Ideas for Relief Planners and Managers
November 2008
by Ben Ramalingam, Karen Proudlock and John Mitchell

Responding to Earthquakes 2008

Responding to Earthquakes: Learning from earthquake relief and recovery operations
July 2008
by John Cosgrave

Chinese

Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar 2008

Cyclone Nargis: Lessons for operational agencies
May 2008
by Ben Ramalingam and Sara Pavanello

Related article:
Will corruption hurt Myanmar relief effort? AlertNet, 19 June 2008

Flood Disasters 2008

Flood Disasters: learning from previous relief and recovery operations
January 2008
by Khurshid Alam
published by ALNAP/Provention Consortium

Media release:
Flood response in southern Africa should draw on key lessons from global experience ODI, 21 January 2008

Slow-onset Disasters 2007

Slow-onset disasters: drought and food and livelihoods insecurity. Learning from previous relief and recovery responses
June 2007
by Kerren Hedlund
published by ALNAP/Provention Consortium

South Asia Earthquake 2005

South Asia Earthquake 2005: Learning from Previous Recovery Operations
December 2005
by Tony Beck
published by ALNAP/Provention Consortium

Spanish
Urdu

South Asia Earthquake 2005: Learning from Previous Earthquakes
September 2005
by Tony Beck
published by ALNAP/Provention Consortium

Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004

Tsunami Emergency - Lessons from Previous Natural Disasters
January 2005
by Rachel Houghton

(includes Oxfam Case Study on Cash Responses, 2001)

Liberia Crisis 2003

Key Lessons from Evaluations of Humanitarian Action in Liberia
September 2003
by Rachel Houghton

Iraq 2003

Iraq and Rehabilitation: Lessons from Previous Evaluations
May 2003
by Niels Dabelstein and Rob Van Den Berg

Afghanistan 2001

Aid Responses to Afghanistan: Lessons from Previous Evaluations
12-13th December 2001
Submitted by Niels Dabelstein, Chair of the DAC Working Party on Aid Evaluation to the DAC Senior Level Meeting 

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