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Corporate contributions in three recent natural disasters: a comparative analysis of the tsunami, Katrina and the earthquake in Pakistan
Eldis Document Store, 2005This report looks at the corporate response in three natural disasters: the Indian Ocean Tsunami, hurricane Katrina, and the 8/10 Earthquake in Pakistan. 23 transnational companies (TNCs) were selected for analysis. About seventy percent of these companies are American, while the rest are European.DocumentFrom disaster to reconstruction: a report on ADB's response to the Asian Tsunami
Asian Development Bank Institute, 2005This report documents the Asian Development Bank's response to the Asian Tsunami, reflecting on what has been achieved in the months since the disaster.DocumentBack to work: how people are recovering their livelihoods 12 months after the tsunami
Oxfam, 2005In light of the fact that it is a year since the devastating Tsunami that hit communities in coastal areas of the Indian Ocean, this report is intended both as a reminder of the disaster and those who died, but also as an indication of progress made in restoring and improving the livelihoods of tsunami-affected people.DocumentCaught in the storm: the impact of natural disasters on women
Global Fund for Women, 2005This short special report by the Global Fund for Women considers the projects they have provided with grants and worked in partnership with after a number of natural disasters, including the 2004 tsunamis, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and Hurricanes Stan and Mitch.DocumentStrengthening IMF crisis prevention
International Monetary Fund, 2005This paper focuses on how to reform IMF operations (in particular, IMF surveillance and its relationship with crisis lending) with the aim of providing stronger incentives for crisis prevention.It recommends that incentives could be improved by: providing more effective encouragement to policymakers to undertake actions that will prevent costly financial crisesby discouraging excessDocumentFood security and livelihood survey in the central highlands of rural Angola
United Nations [UN] World Food Programme, 2005The central highlands of Angola is home to most of the formerly displaced/recently returned populations of the recently abated civil war, and is also one of the most vulnerable and food insecure areas in the country.DocumentA mountain to climb: what needs to be done to prevent further deaths following the Pakistan earthquake and to enable survivors to rebuild their lives and livelihoods
Oxfam, 2005This Oxfam briefing note discusses the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan and Kashmir. The authors assess humanitarian responses in the six weeks since the disaster and argue that these have been inadequate and lacking in organisation.The document highlights how the relief operation is now achieving real results, however resources and funding need to be urgently and substantially increased.DocumentFilling “the Gap”: lessons well learnt by the Multilateral Aid Agencies
Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2005Following the assumed gap between relief and development assistance as prominent in the 1990s, this article examines the response to bridging this gap between, with a focus on the multilateral aid agencies in the UN system.DocumentPredictable funding for humanitarian emergencies: a challenge to donors
Oxfam, 2005This short paper focuses on one the upgrading of the existing UN Central Emergency Revolving Fund (CERF) to a new Central Emergency Response Fund. The authors argue that UN Member States should together commit US$1 billion into the new CERF.