Humanitarian and emergency assistance
- Technology-based non structural measures for managing floods
- A.B. Shrestha / International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, 2008
- Frequent flash floods in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region pose a severe threat to life, livelihoods and infrastructure, both within the mountains and downstream. They tend to carry with them much higher amounts of debris which can caus...
- Community-based approaches to flash flood risk management
- A.B. Shrestha; S.H. Shah; R. Karim / International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, 2008
- Frequent flash floods in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region pose a severe threat to life, livelihoods and infrastructure, both within the mountains and downstream. Vulnerable groups, including people with disabilities, the poor, women an...
- IRIN PlusNews
- PlusNews is the global online HIV and AIDS news service of the United Nations Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN). It is the most comprehensive source of original reporting on the pandemic, providing a professionally produced, one-stop information service for cutting-edge, but jargon-free news and analysis on HIV and AIDS in four languages - English, French, Portuguese a...
- How can humanitarian action be effected in the midst of the conflcit in Pakistan?
- Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2009
- This paper analyses how humanitarian action can be effected in the midst of Pakistan’s military offensive against Taliban insurgents in the west of the country - which has generated a population exodus on a scale ...
- Disaster risk reduction: gender and livelihoods
- A. Giuliani (ed); R. Wenger (ed); S. Wymann von Dach (ed) / InfoResources, 2009
- This paper highlights gender as a very important factor in determining vulnerability in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). The degree of vulnerability to disaster is determined by social variables like gender, age, health status...
- Iraq: effective personnel management in a dangerous environment
- G. Hansen / People in Aid, 2008
- This briefing paper highlights lessons learned about how humanitarian operations in Iraq have cultivated stable, effective and contented staff in a difficult programming environment. It is based on ongoing conversations with Iraqi and...
- Tackling the mines and explosive remnants of war in Iraq
- United Nations Development Programme, 2009
- The magnitude of Iraq’s problem with mine and unexploded remnants of war together with the socio-economic impact needs to be determined and addressed as a matter of urgency. As a recent signatory to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban C...
- Decentralised disaster risk management training
- Duryog Nivaran: South Asia Network for Disaster Risk Reduction, 2009
- The concept of decentralised disaster risk management (DDRM) derives its insights from community-based disaster management (CBDM) in South Asia. As well as community ownership and leadership in risk reduction activities, the...
- Is index insurance an effective tool to manage climate-related disasters?
- M., E. Hellmuth (ed); D., E. Osgood (ed); A. Moorhead (ed) / International Research Institute for Climate Prediction, Columbia University, 2009
- The climate has always presented a challenge to those whose livelihoods depend on it. For poor people, a variable climate presents a risk that can critically restrict options and so limit development. This document looks at the risk a...
- Civil counterinsurgency: development in the midst of conflict
- D. Gompert (ed); T. Kelly (ed); B. Lawson (ed) / RAND Corporation, 2009
- This study discusses the protection of civilians during insurgency through civil counterinsurgency (COIN). Militarily COIN involves using force to defeat insurgents while the civilian aspect ensures the provision of services and bette...
- How can humanitarian action be effected in the midst of the conflcit in Pakistan?
- Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2009
- This paper analyses how humanitarian action can be effected in the midst of Pakistan’s military offensive against Taliban insurgents in the west of the country - which has generated a population exodus on a scale ...
- Disaster risk reduction: gender and livelihoods
- A. Giuliani (ed); R. Wenger (ed); S. Wymann von Dach (ed) / InfoResources, 2009
- This paper highlights gender as a very important factor in determining vulnerability in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). The degree of vulnerability to disaster is determined by social variables like gender, age, health status...
- Iraq: effective personnel management in a dangerous environment
- G. Hansen / People in Aid, 2008
- This briefing paper highlights lessons learned about how humanitarian operations in Iraq have cultivated stable, effective and contented staff in a difficult programming environment. It is based on ongoing conversations with Iraqi and...
- Tackling the mines and explosive remnants of war in Iraq
- United Nations Development Programme, 2009
- The magnitude of Iraq’s problem with mine and unexploded remnants of war together with the socio-economic impact needs to be determined and addressed as a matter of urgency. As a recent signatory to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban C...
- Decentralised disaster risk management training
- Duryog Nivaran: South Asia Network for Disaster Risk Reduction, 2009
- The concept of decentralised disaster risk management (DDRM) derives its insights from community-based disaster management (CBDM) in South Asia. As well as community ownership and leadership in risk reduction activities, the...
- Is index insurance an effective tool to manage climate-related disasters?
- M., E. Hellmuth (ed); D., E. Osgood (ed); A. Moorhead (ed) / International Research Institute for Climate Prediction, Columbia University, 2009
- The climate has always presented a challenge to those whose livelihoods depend on it. For poor people, a variable climate presents a risk that can critically restrict options and so limit development. This document looks at the risk a...
- Civil counterinsurgency: development in the midst of conflict
- D. Gompert (ed); T. Kelly (ed); B. Lawson (ed) / RAND Corporation, 2009
- This study discusses the protection of civilians during insurgency through civil counterinsurgency (COIN). Militarily COIN involves using force to defeat insurgents while the civilian aspect ensures the provision of services and bette...
- South Asia: how can rights be protected and promoted in natural disasters?
- Brookings Institution, 2009
- This paper is a report of a two-day workshop on 'Protecting and Promoting Rights in Natural Disasters in South Asia: Prevention and Response.' The objectives of the workshop were: to discuss the added value...
- Gaza: destroyed towns, destroyed lives
- International Committee of the Red Cross, 2009
- This awareness-raising article details the aftermath of the three-week military operation in Gaza on 27 December 2008, It points out that Gazans still cannot rebuild their lives. Most people struggle to make ends meet. Seriously ...
- Disaster Risk Reduction: children speak out
- D. Walden; N. Hall; A. Spalton / Plan, 2009
- Children and young people are particularly vulnerable to disasters - one in every three survivors of the Indian Ocean Tsunami were women or children under the age of 15. However, research has shown - see the 2007 UNISDR repo...
- Belize Red Cross Society
- In the Caribbean, the national Red Cross societies are assisted by the International Federation Secretariat, with regional offices based in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the Dominican Republic, with support from the Americas Zone Office based in Panama. The IFRC secretariat provides services that include international coordination of disaster relief, capacity-building of National Societi...
- Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters
- Organisation working to build safe communities for vulnerable populations
- IRIN PlusNews
- PlusNews is the global online HIV and AIDS news service of the United Nations Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN). It is the most comprehensive source of original reporting on the pandemic, providing a professionally produced, one-stop information service for cutting-edge, but jargon-free news and analysis on HIV and AIDS in four languages - English, French, Portuguese a...
- Health Action in Crises, WHO (HAC)
- Through its Health Action in Crises project the World Health Organisation seeks to work with member states, international partners, and local institutions to help communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies, disasters and crises.
- PreventionWeb
- A product from the UN/ISDR PreventionWeb.net is a website aimed at increasing knowledge sharing on disaster risk reduction (DRR) issues. It is stated that it provides a common tool for both specialists and non-specialists interested or working in DRR to connect, exchange experiences and share information at all levels of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction: local...
- Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)
- CRED promotes research, training, and information dissemination on disasters, with a special focus on public health, epidemiology, structural and socio-economic aspects. It aims to enhance the effectiveness of developing countries' disaster management capabilities as well as fostering policy-oriented research.
- National alliance for disaster risk reduction (NADRR) (NADRR)
- Indian platform for community-led disaster reduction initiatives
- International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) (UNISDR)
- Promoting links and the coordination of disaster reduction activities
- Center on International Cooperation, New York University (CIC)
- Research institute on international humanitarian response and global security
- Feinstein International Center, USA
- The Feinstein International Center's mission statement includes a commitment to develop and promote operational and policy responses to protect and strengthen the lives and livelihoods of people living in crisis-affected and marginalized communities who are impacted by violence, malnutrition, loss of assets or forced migration. It aims to work globally in partnership with nationa...
