This background paper prepared for the World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends assess the role of social media in social and economic development.  Robert Ackland; Kyosuke Tanaka (2015): Development Impact of Social Media. 

This report was produced as an input to 2015 Global Assessment Report. The report documents the challenges in planning and implementing post-disaster recovery; examines good practice in building disaster resilience; and shares lessons learned in stre...

A humanitarian response in an urban context must not only meet the immediate needs of affected populations, but also foster recovery and sustainable development in the aftermath of a crisis so that people and the city are safe, healthy, educated, eco...