Chris Piper CV

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Chris Piper is a multi-skilled Global Humanitarian Practitioner (GHP), Teacher/Trainer/Facilitator, and Researcher, who has worked extensively across the Australian , Asian-Pacific, Eastern and Southern African, and European regions. The link to his CV is given below.

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Details of some of his work as a Humanitarian Adviser, Consultant and Mentor can be found on the TorqAid website at www.torqaid.com/consultancy.

Details of the TorqAid training on offer can be found at www.torqaid.com/training.

Details of TorqAid humanitarian materials can be found at www.torqaid.com/resources.

Myanmar DRM training

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Enclosed here is a Project Design Document (PDD) to Graceworks Myanmar (GWM), prepared in late 2016, for some Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) training in Myanmar.    Download

 

 

Humanitarian & Development Agency Directory

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This Global Humanitarian and Development Agency Directory is an invaluable resource for the Australian or Global Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Practitioners, as well as interested/involved tertiary and secondary students. This latest edition is January – March 2026, and the link to this is:

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The Directory is complemented by the Humanitarian & Development Bibliography which can be accessed from:

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Details of both the Directory and the Bibliography are also included in the TorqAid Toolkit. The link to this is: .

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Material from both the Directory and Bibliography is utilised extensively in the online accredited Participatory Disaster Risk Management (PDRM) program.  See link below:

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Humanitarian & Development Bibliography

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This Global Humanitarian and Development Bibliography is an invaluable resource for both the Australian and Global Disaster Risk Management Practitioner, as well as interested/involved tertiary or secondary student.  The latest update is for January – March 2026. The link to this is:

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The Bibliography is complemented by the Humanitarian and Development Agency Directory which can be accessed from:

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This Bibliography is also one of the key references cited in the TorqAid Toolkit (see link below), which again is updated every three months.

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The bibliography is also a key resource used in TorqAid online Participatory Disaster Risk Management (PDRM) training, the online 2026 program of which is included here.

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Humanitarian Principles

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This includes a useful summary of practical Principles, Standards and Codes of Conduct for the humanitarian practitioner, this including the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS).  Download

 

TorqAid Toolkit

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The TorqAid Toolkit is a really useful, practical and easy-to-use resource for the development or humanitarian practitioner, tertiary/secondary student, or other interest individual.  It consists of two sections:

(1)  The accredited TorqAid Participatory Disaster Risk Management (PDRM) training program.  This covers ten topics and can be taught in either a face-to-face workshop, or as an online, format.

(2) Some key TorqAid Resources.  These include seven key items:

  • Personal reflections on Five Key Attributes (5KAs) of a Humanitarian & Development Practitioner
  • A Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Framework article
  • An article on ‘So What is Participatory Project Management (PPM)’?
  • A blog on the Ten Seed Technique (TST) ranking tool
  • Personal reflections on the topic ‘Train Like a Champion’
  • A Global Humanitarian & Development Agency Directory
  • A Global Humanitarian & Development Bibliography.

The link to the Toolkit (updated for January – March 2026) is given below:

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Much of this TorqAid Toolkit material is also covered in the 2026 online PDRM training program.  See the link below for this:

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