Welcome to the ECB Project
The Emergency Capacity Building (ECB) Project aim is to improve the speed, quality, and effectiveness of the humanitarian community in saving lives, improving welfare, and protecting the rights of people in emergency situations.
Phase I of the project was launched in 2005; with 5 years of additional funding support from the The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and new project grant from the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO), the ECB project has entered an ambitious second phase.
Phase II of the project spans three Objective areas and three Cross-cutting Themes which are each being developed through Consortia Engagement Plans (CEPs) and Agency Performance Improvement Plans (APIPs). To learn more about each of these initiatives click here
Latest News from ECB
Symposium on Disaster Impact & Assessment in Asia - Wednesday, August 25 representatives from the ECB Indonesia Consortium will present two papers highlighting the agencies practical experiences of developing and using the ECB Joint Needs Assessment tool after the West Sumatra and West Java earthquakes. ECB Project strategies for global learning and knowledge sharing will be presented in the context of the West Sumatra Joint Evaluation. We'll share our presentations and the feedback we gather from Vietnam soon. View the papers, agenda and participants list here.
World Humanitarian Day - August 19 2010 - find out about this year's activities and materials to support this important day.
New Accountability tools and materials: the ECB Accountability Project launched new materials, including films, posters, and leaflets that will help your agency and field staff to learn and build awareness for your programming. Posters can be disseminated in your communities to improve communication and coordination with your field staff. The materials are available in several languages, including English, Spanish, French, Burmese, Bangla and Arabic. Download them for free.
ECB Bangladesh Advocacy Strategy: A new inter-agency strategy heralds the start of a series of critical meetings, mobilization efforts and media activity to ensure that the latest draft of the Disaster Management Act responds to the needs of the most vulnerable communities across the country.
Read our latest Quarterly Newsletter
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Find out more about our New Practitioners Guide to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
What is DRR, and how do we reduce risk to disasters in various contexts, in both humanitarian and development scenarios? These questions are frequently asked by field staff and were recently discussed at the ECB Bellagio conference on DRR. Following this event, the team of ECB - DRR advisors are taking forward a new concept that will help field workers to answer these critical questions. Read more
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