Buy print copies of the Sphere Handbook 2018

Please note:

Practical Action Publishing distributes the 2018 Sphere Handbook globally in Arabic, English, French and Spanish: the four editions which were translated by Sphere.
Practical Action Publishing also distributes the 2018 Sphere Handbook globally in Congo-Swahili, Kikongo, Lingala and Tshiluba: the four national languages of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) which were translated by CRJ.
Dar El Shorouk, based in Jordan, distributes the 2018 Sphere Handbook in Arabic.
Other language versions are translated, published and distributed by Sphere’s partners, and are usually available for sale through their websites or their distributors’ websites (see links below).
All digital versions of the Sphere Handbook (PDF) can be downloaded for free.
English, French, Spanish, Arabic, German and Japanese versions are available online – for free – via the Interactive Handbook.
For any questions, please contact us.

Language editions distributed by Practical Action Publishing

Arabic

Copies are available from Sphere’s distributor in Amman, Jordan: Dar El Shorouk.
Send an email to shorokjo@orange.jo to order.

Or order online from Practical Action Publishing.
English

Order online from Practical Action Publishing
French

Order online from Practical Action Publishing.
Spanish

Order online from Practical Action Publishing.
Congo-Swahili

Order online from Practical Action Publishing.
Kikongo

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Lingala

Order online from Practical Action Publishing.
Tshiluba

Order online from Practical Action Publishing.

Language editions produced by other organisations

A number of translations of the 2018 edition are currently in the making. Keep watching this space for updates.

Note that an earlier edition of the Handbook (2000, 2004 or 2011) may exist in your language even if it’s not listed on this page. Contact us for more information.

Bahasa Indonesia
The Bahasa Indonesia version of the Handbook was produced by Sphere’s Indonesia focal point Masyarakat Penanggulangan Bencana Indonesia (Indonesia Society for Disaster Management) (MPBI).
- Order a copy online using the Google Form provided.
Brazilian Portuguese
The Brazilian Portuguese version of the Handbook was produced by Sphere’s Brazilian focal point Fraternidade-Federação Humanitária Internacional (FFHI).
- Buy a copy online from their affiliated publishing house IRDIN (shipping to Brazil only).
- Purchase a digital copy in e-book format.
Chinese (simplified)
The Simplified Chinese version of the Handbook was produced by Sphere’s focal point Oxfam Hong Kong. However, it is not yet available for purchase.
- Download a free PDF copy of the Handbook in Simplified Chinese.
- For more information, contact Oxfam Hong Kong.
German
The German version of the Handbook was produced by Sphere’s focal point organisations in Germany.
- Find more information on the Aktion Deutschland Hilft website.
- Fill in this form to order a copy.
Japanese
The Japanese version of the Handbook was produced by Sphere’s local focal point, the Quality and Accountability Network Japan (JQAN).
- Find more information on the Quality and Accountability Network Japan (JQAN) website.
- Fill in this form to order a copy.
Korean
- The South Korean version of the Handbook was produced by Sphere’s local focal point, the Korea NGO Council for Overseas Development Cooperation (KCOC).
  
  Find more information on the KCOC website.
  
  Send an email to order a copy.
Nepali
The Nepali version of the Handbook was produced by Sphere focal point DPNet-Nepal (Disaster Prepardness Network Nepal).

Find more information on the DPNet-Nepal website.