Humanitarian and emergency assistance
- Considering stabilisation efforts and humanitarian action
- S. Collinson (ed); S. Elhawary (ed); R. Muggah (ed) / Overseas Development Institute [ES], 2010
- Stabilization includes a combination of military, humanitarian, political and economic activities to control, contain and manage areas affected by armed conflict and complex emergencies. This paper explores the evolution of internatio...
- Reviewing the role of World Bank post-disaster cash transfers in Asia
- R. Heltberg / Development Policy Review, 2007
- This article reviews major cash transfers to households as a mean of social protection in a number of Asian countries. Looking at Turkey, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Pakistan in particular, the author indicates the role which the...
- How can resilience be built?
- International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), 2005
- This paper presents a detailed overview of ‘The Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015', which was adopted at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, held in Hyogo, Japan in 2005. It notes that the Hyogo Frame...
- How can DRR and CCA be integrated?
- A. Gero; K. Méheux; D. Dominey-Howes / University of New South Wales (UNSW) Australian Tsunami Research Centre & Natural Hazards Research , 2010
- This paper presents the integration of DRR and CCA initiatives in the pacific community, and draws upon the knowledge and insight of key stakeholders from multiple backgrounds to develop an understanding of the current status of ...
- Promoting an integrated approach to Disaster Risk Management
- F. Sperling; F. Szekely / International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), 2005
- Climate change is a reality, not a distant possibility in the future. Weather-related disasters are exerting an increasing toll on developing and developed countries, destroying lives and livelihoods and hampering development processe...
- Incentivising convergence of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation
- T. Mitchell; M. van Aalst / PreventionWeb, 2008
- Development faces a growing threat from climate change. Yet despite the significant overlap, the respective agendas of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) have been left to evolve independently ...
- How can humanitarian aid help resolve post-conflict land disputes?
- S. Pantuliano; S. Elhawary / Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2009
- This Policy Brief seeks to create awareness of the importance of land in a humanitarian crisis. The author argues that the end of a prolonged armed conflict will frequently see a large proportion of the population claiming or reclaimi...
- Beyond the “critical mass” approach of international aid in Afghanistan
- A. Suhrke / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2006
- In Afghanistan, with previous state structures destroyed or neglected, the internationally assisted reconstruction program launched after the American-led intervention in November 2001 placed state building at its core. The central ar...
- A guide for humanitarian programme managers is to help to create, manage and develop teams
- People in Aid, 2006
- The impact and effectiveness of relief and development operations depend on the quality of staff and volunteers and the support an agency gives them. This guide for humanitarian programme managers aims to help to create...
- Alternative approaches to sampling designs for emergency settings
- J. Valadez; K. Egge; S. Hoshaw-Woodard / Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, 2009
- This guide is tailored for programme managers, monitoring and evaluation specialists and survey leaders working with government agencies and humanitarian organizations. It provides them with instructions how to carry out rapid yet sta...
- How can resilience be built?
- International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), 2005
- This paper presents a detailed overview of ‘The Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015', which was adopted at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, held in Hyogo, Japan in 2005. It notes that the Hyogo Frame...
- How can DRR and CCA be integrated?
- A. Gero; K. Méheux; D. Dominey-Howes / University of New South Wales (UNSW) Australian Tsunami Research Centre & Natural Hazards Research , 2010
- This paper presents the integration of DRR and CCA initiatives in the pacific community, and draws upon the knowledge and insight of key stakeholders from multiple backgrounds to develop an understanding of the current status of ...
- Promoting an integrated approach to Disaster Risk Management
- F. Sperling; F. Szekely / International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), 2005
- Climate change is a reality, not a distant possibility in the future. Weather-related disasters are exerting an increasing toll on developing and developed countries, destroying lives and livelihoods and hampering development processe...
- Incentivising convergence of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation
- T. Mitchell; M. van Aalst / PreventionWeb, 2008
- Development faces a growing threat from climate change. Yet despite the significant overlap, the respective agendas of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) have been left to evolve independently ...
- How can humanitarian aid help resolve post-conflict land disputes?
- S. Pantuliano; S. Elhawary / Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2009
- This Policy Brief seeks to create awareness of the importance of land in a humanitarian crisis. The author argues that the end of a prolonged armed conflict will frequently see a large proportion of the population claiming or reclaimi...
- Beyond the “critical mass” approach of international aid in Afghanistan
- A. Suhrke / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2006
- In Afghanistan, with previous state structures destroyed or neglected, the internationally assisted reconstruction program launched after the American-led intervention in November 2001 placed state building at its core. The central ar...
- A guide for humanitarian programme managers is to help to create, manage and develop teams
- People in Aid, 2006
- The impact and effectiveness of relief and development operations depend on the quality of staff and volunteers and the support an agency gives them. This guide for humanitarian programme managers aims to help to create...
- Alternative approaches to sampling designs for emergency settings
- J. Valadez; K. Egge; S. Hoshaw-Woodard / Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, 2009
- This guide is tailored for programme managers, monitoring and evaluation specialists and survey leaders working with government agencies and humanitarian organizations. It provides them with instructions how to carry out rapid yet sta...
- A projection of people affected annually by climate-related natural disasters up to 2015
- S. Ganeshan; W. Diamond / Oxfam, 2009
- The analysis in this paper identifies an underlying upward trend in the numbers of people affected by climate related disasters since 1980. This paper predicts that, by 2015, on average over 375 million people per year are likely to b...
- Detailing the effects of the blockade of the Gaza strip
- Reliefweb, 2009
- This report documents the humanitarian impact of the blockade imposed by Israel on the 1.5 million people living in the Gaza strip. The report describes how the recurrent cycles of violence and human rights violations, stemming ...
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