ASB-Auslandshilfe-Jahrbuch-2015-deutsch

ASB-Foreign Aid / Annual Report 2015

GLOSSAR

Once they have crossed the national border, they are

called refugees.

Disaster prevention / disaster preparedness:

These include all activities that help prevent or

reduce the impact of natural disasters in vulnerable

regions. This may include the installation of early

warning systems and educating the public about

life-saving behaviours in an emergency. Inclusive

disaster preparedness is becoming increasingly

important – this means that people with disabilities

are included and their needs are integrated into all

emergency plans.

Humanitarian aid coordination committee:

This

committee is a forum for exchange between the

federal government, humanitarian non-governmen-

tal organisations and other institutions involved in

humanitarian aid. The aid organisations and federal

ministries that have come together in this commit-

tee have agreed, among other things, on the “twelve

basic principles of humanitarian aid abroad”. ASB is

also is a member of the coordination committee and

adheres to these basic principles, which you can find

here:

http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/DE/Aussenpo-

litik/HumanitaereHilfe/Grundregeln_node.html

NGO:

This abbreviation stands for non-govern-

mental organisation. It refers to organisations that

are active independently of state control. Examples

include international and cross-border aid organisa-

tions as well as religious and science organisations.

ASB is also an NGO. Often, they are called INGO –

international non-governmental organisations.

Shelter

means protection and accommodation. In

humanitarian aid, shelter refers to protection systems

that are temporarily erected after a disaster. Often,

they are tents or corrugated-iron huts, which can be

built quickly but are nonetheless stable.

Vulnerability:

In humanitarian aid, this refers to the

vulnerability of states and regions to natural disas-

ters. If, due to a lack of social, physical, economic

or natural resources, a region is expected to suf-

fer severe damages in the event of a disaster, then

experts call this ‘high vulnerability’.

WASH

stands for “water, sanitation and hygiene”.

This refers to all activities that help provide clean

drinking water. This area of work also includes the

transfer of knowledge about hygiene and basic sani-

tation.