Building the future of humanitarian aid (2012)
Many more people will survive and recover from emergencies such as earthquakes, floods and famines if international aid agencies boost local organisations’ ability to respond.
One of the best ways to reduce the suffering and devastation caused by disasters in poor countries is to strengthen local people’s ability to prevent them in the first place – and respond quickly if the worst does happen.
But that requires the international community to pay more than lip-service to the huge importance of vulnerable countries owe national and local organisations, which are the first on the scene to help people in the wake of catastrophes.
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West Africa food crisis (2012 briefing paper)
Almost 12 million people are facing a food and livelihoods crisis in the Sahel, as a result of drought-reduced crop yields, high cereal prices, a lack of migrant labour work, and displacement due to regional insecurity.
Immediate action and coordination by donors, INGOs and the UN is needed, to raise the US$724m needed to prevent the food crisis. Without an effective response now, millions could face severe hunger and past improvements to resilience could be wiped out.
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Partnering for resilience (2011)
A selection of case studies from Asia, Africa and central America demonstrating the impact of successful disaster risk reduction partnerships between government, scientific and technical institutions and civil society.
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East Africa food crisis (2011 briefing paper)
East Africa is in the midst of its worst food crisis for 20 years caused by a lethal combination of drought, high food and fuel prices, and – in the case of Somalia – conflict. Critical aid is helping millions of vulnerable pastoralist and farming communities across Kenya and Ethiopia but a funding gap of about US$1bn remains for this work. The region continues to face serious risk of a humanitarian catastrophe.
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Saving Lives Together (2010)
Our report reviews the current implementation of the Saving Lives Together Framework, a UN initiative designed to strengthen and improve security collaboration between humanitarian actors in the field.
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Don't be scared, be prepared (2005)
This paper, released for the one-year anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami, examines the way to reduce the human cost of disaster – from building earthquake resistant homes and cyclone shelters to basic training in emergency preparedness.
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