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Surviving Alone: Improving Assistance to Colombia’s Flood Victims

This Refugees International report highlits shortcomings in the Colombian governtment’s and international agencies’ reponse to the 2010-2011 floods in order to ensure Colombia is better prepared for future flood events. While Colombia has committed to a disaster management framework, the severity of the emergency highlighted gaps in the system including the notable lack of local […]

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Beneficiary Communications Evaluation: Haiti Earthquake Operation 2011

This evaluation assesses the impact of beneficiary communication activities conducted during the Haiti Earthquake Operation from January 2010 onward. Drawing on 626 individual interviews, 19 focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and field observation across ten sites in and around Port-au-Prince, it examines how Haitian beneficiaries used, perceived, and responded to Red Cross communication tools

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Beneficiary Communication and Accountability: A responsibility, not a choice

This IFRC lessons learned report documents the experiences and recommendations emerging from beneficiary communication and accountability (BCA) programmes across three major disaster operations: the 2004 Asian tsunami response in Aceh, Indonesia; the 2010 Haiti earthquake; and the 2010 Pakistan floods. Drawing on field interviews, workshops, and programme evaluations, the report makes the case that communicating

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Beneficiary Communication After the Haiti Earthquake: Radio, SMS, and IVR in Disaster Response

Beneficiary communication was one of the most important tools directly after the earthquake that shook Haiti at a magnitude of 7.0 Mw on 12 January 2010. It allowed vulnerable communities to receive information that they needed most, as quickly and as efficiently as possible. There were several different media channels that were utilized after the

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El Salvador, Program for Prevention and Mitigation of Flood Disasters in the Lower Lempa River Basin

This case study, developed under the ProVention Consortium’s Community Risk Assessment and Action Planning project, examines a flood disaster risk reduction and sustainable development initiative carried out in the Lower Lempa River Valley of El Salvador between 2000 and 2001. Commissioned by the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources and financed by the Inter-American

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