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- Download the Sphere Handbook as a PDF in over 40 languages.
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Operationalising Sphere: A practical guide to contextualisationEnglish 2.06 MB pdf 2025
By Nabil Kumaim , Aya Yagan
This guide provides a framework with practical steps and considerations for how to contextualise Sphere standards. It is based on real-world examples gathered by the authors. The guide also examines different factors – enablers and challenges – which should be considered when contextualising standards. -
Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilience in Humanitarian ActionEnglish 6.33 MB pdf 2023This guide, developed in collaboration with the Nature-based Solutions in Humanitarian Contexts Working Group, provides practical guidance for using the Sphere minimum standards when implementing nature-based solutions (NbS) that addresses societal challenges in humanitarian action, including disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation.
The guide is currently available in English only. If you would like to translate or print copies of the guide, please contact the Sphere office.
The guide was designed to meet high accessibility standards and this downloadable PDF has been remediated for accessibility and tested according to ISO Standard 14289-1 (PDF/UA) using the Matterhorn Protocol.
The guide was authored by Jenn Hoffman and Dr. Sarah Henly-Shepard on behalf of Sphere, FEBA (an initiative of IUCN), PEDRR, EHAN and IFRC. -
Thematic sheet: Engaging National Disaster Management AuthoritiesEnglish 319.96 KB pdf 2022A guide for Sphere focal points and humanitarian advocates This Sphere thematic sheet (TS) explains how global humanitarian quality and accountability standards are relevant to national disaster responses. Its key learnings and messages are intended to help Sphere focal points and advocacy staff engaging with representatives of national disaster management authorities (NDMAs) on Sphere and other Humanitarian Standards Partnership (HSP) standards. This guide is available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.
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Sphere NDMA training guideSpanish 896.11 KB pdf 2022This training guide is designed for Sphere trainers and focal points to support them when facilitating Sphere training for managerial and operational personnel of National Disaster Management Authorities (NDMAs). This guide is available in English, French and Arabic. A complete NDMA training pack is available in Spanish only, which includes a detailed guide for trainers and supporting materials including PowerPoint slides, whiteboard templates, polls, and handouts for practical exercises. Three alternative sessions plans are suggested.
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Usando as Normas Esfera em Cenários Urbanos (Parte 2, 2020)Portuguese 2.17 MB pdf 2021A edição 2018 do Manual Esfera explicitamente incluiu, pela primeira vez, referências específicas a cenários urbanos. Este guia, a edição 2020 de Usando as Normas Esfera em Cenários Urbanos, amplia esse trabalho. Todos os elementos do Código de Conduta, da Carta Humanitária, dos Princípios de Proteção e da Norma Humanitária Essencial (NHE) são aplicáveis aos contextos urbanos.
This guide is available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Portuguese.
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Sphere in Context and for Assessment, Monitoring, Evaluation and LearningEnglish 2.42 MB pdf 2021This resource, available in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic, explains why it is important to use Sphere standards throughout the humanitarian programme cycle, and how to do so. The document starts with a section on how to use humanitarian standards in your context. This is followed by standalone but complementary chapters for Assessment, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning.
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The Core Humanitarian Standard in the Sphere Handbook 2018English 123.09 KB pdf 2020
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Using the Sphere standards in urban settings (Part 2, 2020)English 2.16 MB pdf 2020
By Sphere
The 2018 edition of the Sphere Handbook includes explicit guidance for using the standards in urban settings. This guide concentrates on Sphere’s four technical chapters, and additional tools and approaches for urban response are provided, including for context analysis; assessments; profiling and targeting; area-based approaches; and cash and markets.
This guide is available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Portuguese.
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Ethics - Key questions to ask when facing dilemmas during COVID-19 response in humanitarian settingsEnglish 1.82 MB pdf 2020Health Clusters and partners are often facing challenges in humanitarian settings. COVID-19 has intensified pressures and worsened resource constraints forcing difficult decisions on how and what assistance to provide. The tool provides insights on key ethical concepts, some simple steps and key questions to ask when supporting staff who are facing ethical dilemmas and must make difficult decisions based on competing needs and scarce resources. The tool helps link the role of frontline health care workers, health cluster partners and the health cluster as a whole to collaboratively face challenges. It also provides a case study from Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh and links to other key resources.
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