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    Civil-military guidelines and reference for complex emergencies

    United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 2008
    This paper is a general reference for humanitarian practitioners. It aims to serve as a tool for formulating operational guidelines for civil-military relations in complex emergencies – such as those developed for Iraq and Liberia during 2003. It particularly focuses on the relationship between humanitarian organisations and official military forces.
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    Protective action: incorporating civilian protection into humanitarian response

    Reliefweb, 2007
    Protecting civilians from the worst effects of violence and abuse is, more than ever, an active concern of aid actors. An unprecedented number of humanitarian organisations now undertake protection activities – 41 agencies engaged in protection in 2006 in response to the Darfur crisis.
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    Trigger indicators and early warning and response systems in multi-year Title II assistance programs

    Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, 2007
    In geographic areas and populations chronically vulnerable to food insecurity, early warning and response (EWR) systems can provide necessary information to help modify programme interventions and increase resources in response to shocks. Trigger indicators (TIs) are one such EWR mechanism.
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    Exploring the science of complexity: ideas and implications for development and humanitarian efforts

    Overseas Development Institute, 2008
    Despite the complexity and interconnectedness of problems faced in humanitarian and development work, this research believes they are often approached in an overly simplistic manner, informed by linear ways of thinking. The paper attempts to draw on the science of complexity to outline an alternative approach to analysing and understanding these problems.
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    From earthquake to floods: have humanitarian interventions become more accountable and of better standard?

    Humanitarian Accountability Partnership, 2007
    This document reports on a seminar held in Islamabad during October 2007 aimed at addressing issues of quality and accountability in humanitarian interventions. It focuses on whether humanitarian interventions have become more accountable and of better quality with particular reference to the earthquake and floods in south Pakistan (2005 and 2007).
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    The participation of children and young people in emergencies: a guide for relief agencies, based largely on experiences in the Asian tsunami response

    UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office, 2007
    This document captures examples of children’s involvement in the tsunami disaster response and recovery phases, as collected by UNICEF and a wide array of partners and UN agencies.
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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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    Making sense of climate change, natural disasters and displacement: a work in progress

    Brookings Institution, 2007
    This report discusses some of the problems with the current debate on climate change’s impact on displacement. In doing so, it reviews what is known about climate change and considers alternative ways that climate change relates to environmental factors, which in turn influence displacement.
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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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    Community Risk Assessment methodologies and case studies

    ProVention Consortium, 2007
    This webpage presents an extensive collection of methodologies and case studies on Community Risk Assessment, collected and analysed by Cape Town University, Ben Wisner and the ProVention Consortium Secretariat as part of a ProVention project. A list of the following types of methodological resource are included in the collection:

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