A new report from OCHA explores how new communications technologies are already changing the face of disaster response. “Humanitarianism in the Network Age” (HINA) examines the implications for how a world of increasingly informed, connected and self-reliant communities will affect the delivery of humanitarian aid. It lays out some of the most pertinent features of […]
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Crowdsourcing integrated with crisis maps has been a powerful tool in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Future crowdsourcing applications must provide capabilities to better manage unstructured messages and enhance streaming data. Enhancements will also include methods of fusing information with data from other sources, such as geological data about fault lines and reports of various
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Disaster recovery in Nepal presents a wide range of challenges. Donor assistance in Nepal can be more effective if made in accordance with the new international framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (SFDRR). This short note draws on the experience from the disaster responses to various natural disasters
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Queensland is highly exposed to cyclone and storm tide events. The coastal population there is growing and ageing. There are thirteen public cyclone shelters, as well as a number of places of refuge located in vulnerable coastal communities. Local governments have raised issues relating to their operation of these facilities, and whether their capacity will
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Over the past months, an ever-increasing number of people, the majority of whom are fleeing war, violence and persecution, have been risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean Sea and take other dangerous routes in search of safety in Europe. European States bordering the Mediterranean Sea, the Western Balkans and other European countries have been
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This report summarizes the results of a study on teh implications of social media analysis tools for disaster preparedness focusing on the Asia Pacific region. Two methodological approaches were performed, including an online survey and in-depth interviews with humanitarian organizations in the Asia-Pacific region. The findings from both interview and survey data revealed the state of humanitarian
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Advances in mobile technology have opened up new opportunities, not only for communication, but also for using the mobile handset as a platform for a range of applications. The introduction of data transfer facilities and the rise of mobile financialservices around the world have allowed mobile money services to evolve and grow rapidly. At the
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This book documents the lessons learned during the Livelihood Centred Approaches to Disaster Risk Reduction project in the Chitwan and Nawalparasi districts of Nepal. It describes the prevailing physical, institutional and socio-economic context, and details the activities and its interventions. The book is a compilation of initiatives and their evaluated outcomes on improved and diversified livelihood
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Le présent rapport, fruit d’une collaboration entre le Groupe de travail du Conseil de direction sur le volontariat et le Secrétariat de la Fédération, vise à dresser un bilan du développement du volontariat depuis 1999. Il donne un aperçu général des décisions et des engagements qui ont été pris au sein de la Fédération internationale
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هذا التقرير هو جهد مشترك بين فريق عمل مجلس الأدارة المعني بالتطوع و أمانة الإتحاد، يرمي إلي تقديم صورة عن التطوع من عام 1999 و يقدم التقرير ملخصا للخطوط العريضة لصنع القرارات و الإلتزامات داخل الإتحاد الدولي و يصف الأحوال في الجمعيات الوطنية. و يتضمن التقرير أيضا دراسة الاتجاهات الخارجية والقضايا الرئيسية التي تؤثر على
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