This document is designed to support people working on emergency preparedness, response and recovery to integrate accountability to disaster-affected communities into their programmes.

This document is not written as a manual. Instead, it sets out key principles and broad guidance on how ActionAid approaches accountability in emergencies and describes a selection of tools that have proven valuable in different countries where ActionAid works and some tools developed by other agencies ActionAid felt are exciting additions to our own experience. 

Guidance is also provided on how these could be used in different contexts. ActionAid has included case studies documenting the practical experience from those who have used them in emergency programmes (including challenges as well as positive experiences!).