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Results of the study on effects and impact (APIC project 2016-2026)
							This presentation will focus on Groupe URD’s study of effects and impacts – What changes has the "Learning and innovating to improve crisis response" project contributed to?						

Learning and innovating

To improve crisis response

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Regional Steering Committee Meeting for RESILAC Project

On 12 May 2026, the RESILAC Project held the second session of its Regional Steering Committee Meeting in N’Djamena, bringing together key institutional and technical [...]

Evaluation

Evaluation of the response to the crisis and mutual aid mechanisms following Cyclone Chido in Mayotte

On 14 December 2024, Cyclone Chido hit the Mayotte archipelago, causing widespread devastation. A little over a year later, Groupe URD began evaluating the response to this [...]

Resources

Project

Critical review of People in need's greening approach

Humanitarian Aid on the Move

Humanitarian Aid on the Move No. 27

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Calendar

Training

Organised by URD

From 20 January 2026 to 18 June 2026 - Online

Learning and training Nexus Environmental Assessment Tool (NEAT+) in English, French and Spanish

This 1-day (4 hours) course aims to provide participants with an introduction on how to use the NEAT+ tool to screen their projects for environmental risks. They will learn [...]

Studies and research

Meetings of the Inter-University Network for the Social and Solidarity Economy (RIUESS)

Charly Camilien Victor, a research and evaluation officer at Groupe URD, took part in the RIUESS conference at the University of Western Brittany (UBO) in Brest from 20 to 22 [...]

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The 25 June 2026 - Online

REH Forum: ‘Green, but at what cost? The energy transition and critical minerals’ (in French)

The next Humanitarian Environment Network (REH) Forum will take place on 25 June 2026, online. It will focus in particular on the topic of the energy transition, exploring the [...]

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Networks

The "Collectif Altérités" Network

Le Collectif Altérités is a French-speaking network of practitioners, researchers, and engaged actors working in mental health and ps [...]

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Tools

The Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), 2024

Guide "Agile or adaptive management", 2020

COMPASS handbook, 2018

Participation Handbook for humanitarian field workers, 2009

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Groupe URD in the Sahel

Groupe URD, a think-tank for humanitarian action

Founded in 1993, Groupe URD is an independent think tank that specialises in analysing practices and developing policies for the humanitarian sector. Our multi-disciplinary expertise, based on continual field visits to crisis and post-crisis contexts, provides us with insight into the functioning of the sector as a whole. We believe in sharing knowledge and collective learning, and we help aid actors to improve the quality of their programmes.

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