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    The tsunami aid delivery system and humanitarian priciples

    Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 2007
    This report analyses the delivery of tsunami aid in Sri Lanka through international non-governmental organisations and the interface between the international aid delivery system and Sri Lankan governance institutions, civil society organisations and communities.
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    Communicating disasters: a century of lessons

    Television for Education – Asia Pacific, 2007
    With a focus on the role of Information Communication Technologies (ICT), this edited paper discusses a range of recent disasters. It particularly explores the subject of communication and disaster management, with contributors mostly from Asia representing both the media and development / humanitarian sectors.
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    Natural disaster preparedness and education for sustainable development

    Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, 2007
    Education is now recognised as playing an important role in allowing individuals and communities to prepare for disaster. It forms a key element of the Hyogo Framework for Action and is also being addressed through UNESCO’s Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD).
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    Remittances during crises: implications for humanitarian response

    Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2007
    Remittances, or migrants sending money home, are an important part of many people’s lives around the world. Relatively little is known, however, about the role that remittances play in crises.
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    Children in emergencies: improving quality of response through capacity building

    International NGO Training and Research Centre, 2007
    This document discusses the increasing need for an improved response to children in emergencies. It specifically focuses on how World Vision has reacted to this through capacity building training to create a global register of skilled staff available for deployment in emergency situations worldwide.
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    Disaster response, peace and conflict in post-tsunami Sri Lanka

    Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Bradford, 2006
    This paper explores the role that the humanitarian community plays in the nexus between disaster response, conflict and peace. It specifically focuses on the response to the Tsunami disaster in Sri-Lanka and its impact.
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    Tsunami Teacher: resource kit

    International Oceanographic Commission, 2006
    After the South Asian tsunami in 2004, a wealth of information on effective Tsunami responses was produced. This kit provides a consolidated resource of new and existing tsunami warning, response, and mitigation information from across the globe.
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    Lessons for a safer future: drawing on the experience of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster. Eleven key actions for building nations’ and communities’ resilience to disaster

    United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, 2006
    This paper sets out eleven elements that are essential in planning disaster preparedness measures: public awareness is an essential element of preparedness for saving lives and livelihoods individuals and communities play important roles in managing risks from natural hazards diverse livelihood systems and micro-financial services help poor people to survive disaster events tr
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    Protection of internally displaced persons in situations of natural disaster

    UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2005
    This document outlines a working visit to Asia by the Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons Walter Kälin. Based on these working visits, the report gives an overview of the types of protection and human rights issues that may arise in situations of displacement due to natural disasters.
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    Evaluation report: we landed on our feet again

    Norwegian Refugee Council, 2005
    The main purpose of this report is to discuss whether the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) managed to perform as an emergency organisation after the tsunami.

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