In 2010, floods devastated Pakistan on massive scale. IOM provided emergency shelter to 2.76 million individuals and life-saving health services to 120,000 individuals. In addition, IOM completed over 9,000 one room shelters and reached 7 million individuals through humanitarian communications. Hafeez Mai lost her husband and home when massive floods swept through Pakistan in July […]
Pakistan: Recovering from the 2010 floods Read More »
In emergencies, it is critical that crisis-affected communities have access to information and life-saving communications to them to better understand issues that affect their lives and to make the informed decisions for themselves and their communities. Communications with Communities (CwC) is an emerging field in humanitarian response that seeks to address this information gap. This
Philippines: Portraits of Recovery Read More »
This lecture examines the nature of climate-related movement; whether expanding the protection offered by international refugee law and human rights law is feasible; and what other solutions might be appropriate. Professor Jane McAdam (BA (Hons), LLB (Hons) (Sydney), DPhil (Oxford)) is a nonresident senior fellow in the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement and Scientia Professor
Do Climate Change ‘Refugees’ Exist? Read More »
Experts in the field of disaster management shared perspectives and experiences pertaining to disaster preparedness in rapidly growing urban settings across the globe. City case studies included Christchurch, New Zealand; Istanbul, Turkey; Kathmandu, Nepal; Mandalay, Myanmar; Mexico City, Mexico; Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Boulder, USA; and Tehran, Iran. The presentations were followed by an afternoon dialogue among academics and
360° of Preparedness: Reflections from Cities around the World Read More »
Recurring seasonal floods in Cambodia function as “silent disasters”—low-profile crises that rarely make global headlines but severely undermine rural livelihoods, destroy rice paddies, and exacerbate chronic food insecurity and stunting. Watch this video for a look at how recurring floods disrupt rural Cambodian communities and trap families in cycles of poverty and debt.
Silent disasters: Cambodia floods and food insecurity Read More »
Ensuring the Future of Food, a video on food sustainabilty in Japan.
Ensuring the Future of Food Read More »
A Vietnamese Recipe for a Food System that Works.What is a sustainable food system? One Vietnamese model harnesses tradition and bolsters that with technology and the right policy mix: ‘V-A-C’ farming. It’s a no-waste system integrating fish farming, raising livestock and growing fruit and vegetables, all on the same farm. It has assured sufficient, healthy
World Food Day 2013 video feature: Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security Read More »
We could not turn down the opportunity to head to Jogja during the Merapi eruption in November 2010 to video shoot for the Indonesian & Spanish Red Cross on Water and Sanitation during disaster. We knew that moments like these are priceless. The objective of creating these communication tools was to educate and bring awareness
Water & Sanitation During Disaster Read More »
The Spanish Red Cross has deployed a water and sanitation team to one of the affected areas in the Philippines. One of their main mission is to provide safe drinking water to the population.
Philippines: Safe water is key Read More »
This 4-min video overview of the sanitation business model in Indonesia illustrates a one-stop shop sanitation business model targeted at entrepreneurs and other stakeholders. The video animation follows Mr. Budi, a sanitation entrepreneur who produces healthy toilet facilities at an affordable price. Mr. Budi’s experience highlights steps needed to become a successful sanitation entrepreneur, such
Success with Sanitation Business in Indonesia Read More »