Humanitarian and emergency assistance
- Burma: what state humanitarianism?
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By prioritising political concerns over humanitarian need – refusing foreign assistance due to fears of international influence – the Burmese authorities have further subjugated aid to a policy agenda. This is, of course, nothing new in the post-9/11 environment, however the stand-off in Burma is further evidence of the changing aid reality. This short blog considers latest research on the state of humanitarian action and asks whether a co-option of aid by political processes could actually be useful in solving the Burmese crisis.
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- Interacting with tsunami warning centres and end-to-end tsunami warning systems
- ( US Agency for International Development , 2007)
- In the aftermath of the Great Sumatra Earthquake and Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 26, 2004, countries of the Indian Ocean basin formed an Intergovernmental Coordination Group (ICG) for the develop...
- How are major cities in East Asia responding to climate change?
- ( World Bank , 2008)
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This primer is a guide for local governments in East Asia to help them understand the concepts and consequences of climate change and how climate change consequences contribute to urban v...
- Lessons from earthquake relief and recovery operations
- ( Reliefweb , 2008)
- Resulting from a merging of two earlier papers on humanitarian responses, this paper aims to provide a distillation of the learning from thirty years of humanitarian response to earthquakes. It concen...
- Aid and shock mitigation - a study of commodity dependent countries
- ( C. Collier;B. Goderis / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) , 2008)
- This paper investigates the role of aid in mitigating the adverse effects of commodity export price shocks on growth in commodity-dependent countries. It also looks at whether aid has historically bee...
- Understanding participatory approaches to aid targeting
- ( D. Maxwell;J. Burns / Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University , 2008)
- With a focus on Southern Sudan, this paper examines community participation through the food aid program cycle, both retrospectively (during the war) and currently. It aims to investigate the particip...
- Implementing change in humanitarian organisations
- ( P. Clarke;B. Ramalingam / Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action , 2008)
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How do organisations change how they work? This chapter addresses the topic of change in humanitarian organisations. Drawing on the findings of a literature review and group interviews the authors ...
- How older people’s association can participate in disaster preparedness and mitigation in Asia and the Pacific
- ( HelpAge International , 2007)
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Building community capacity through Older People’s Associations (OPAs) enhances the resilience of a community in the event of a disaster. Lessons learnt suggest that there are many ways in wh...
- What impact do natural disasters brought about by climate change have on children?
- ( International Save the Children Alliance , 2008)
- Climate change is likely to lead to an increase in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters, and it will be the people in the poorest countries, especially children, who will bear the brunt. T...
- Finding and securing humanitarian employment
- ( B. Walker / Eldis Document Store , 2008)
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The frequency and complexity of emergency situations has led to an increase in the numbers of people employed by aid agencies. Whilst governments, international and national agencies employ permane...
- What is the extent of impact from natural hazards in the Caribbean?
- ( M. Heger;A. Julca;P. Paddison / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) , 2008)
- This paper analyses the impact of natural disasters in the Caribbean. This paper presents the main macroeconomic impact of disasters, e.g., a deteriorating fiscal balance, a collapse of growth and a w...
