Lessons papers
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.
Drought
Humanitarian action in drought-related emergencies
[French] [Spanish] [Arabic]
by Kerren Hedlund and Paul Knox Clarke
October 2011
Responding to Urban Disasters
Responding to urban disasters: Learning from previous relief and recovery operations
[French] [Spanish]
by Ian O'Donnell and Kristin Smart with Ben Ramalingam
July 2009
Darfur 2009
Where to Now? Agency Expulsions in Sudan: Consequences and Next Steps
by Sara Pantuliano, Susanne Jaspars and Deepayan Basu Ray
March 2009
Gaza Crisis 2009
Deepening Crisis in Gaza: Lessons for Operational Agencies
by Ben Ramalingam, Sara Pavanello and Kim Scriven
February 2009
Global Food Price Crisis 2008
The Global Food Price Crisis: Lessons and Ideas for Relief Planners and Managers
by Ben Ramalingam, Karen Proudlock and John Mitchell
November 2008
Responding to Earthquakes
Responding to Earthquakes: Learning from earthquake relief and recovery operations
[French] [Spanish] [Chinese]
by John Cosgrave
July 2008
Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar 2008
Cyclone Nargis: Lessons for operational agencies
by Ben Ramalingam and Sara Pavanello
May 2008
Related article:
Will corruption hurt Myanmar relief effort? AlertNet, 19 June 2008
Flood Disasters
Flood Disasters: learning from previous relief and recovery operations
[French] [ Spanish]
by Khurshid Alam, published by ALNAP/Provention Consortium
January 2008
Slow-onset Disasters 2007
Slow-onset disasters: drought and food and livelihoods insecurity. Learning from previous relief and recovery responses
[Spanish]
by Kerren Hedlund, published by ALNAP/Provention Consortium
June 2007
South Asia Earthquake 2005
South Asia Earthquake 2005: Learning from Previous Recovery Operations
[Spanish] [Urdu]
by Tony Beck, published by ALNAP/Provention Consortium
December 2005
Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004
Tsunami Emergency - Lessons from Previous Natural Disasters (includes Oxfam Case Study on Cash Responses, 2001)
by Rachel Houghton
January 2005
Liberia Crisis 2003
Key Lessons from Evaluations of Humanitarian Action in Liberia
by Rachel Houghton
September 2003
Iraq 2003
Iraq and Rehabilitation: Lessons from Previous Evaluations
by Niels Dabelstein and Rob Van Den Berg
May 2003
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
