What will be addressed in the 2010 edition of the Sphere Handbook?
As was the case with the 2004 Handbook, the revision process for the 2010 edition will bring to the forth developments in humanitarian practice since the previous revision. Input and feedback from practitioners in the field, national and international NGOs, the Red Cross & Red Crescent Movement, UN agencies, donor and government ministries and academic institutions will be gathered by numerous focal points. All four technical chapters will be updated (currently, those chapters are Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion, Food Security, Nutrition and Food Aid, Shelter, Settlement and Non-food Items, Health Services). Cross-cutting themes will again include protection, gender, children, older people, disabled people, HIV/AIDS and the environment. Additionally, climate change and disaster risk reduction will be considered. Other tools, such as for example the INEE Minimum Standards for Emergency Education in Emergencies, Chronic Crises and Early Reconstruction, will be referenced t
