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The number of people at risk from natural hazards and human-induced disasters is increasing. At the same time there is growing recognition that science and technology can potentially make a huge...
This Network Paper discusses livelihoodsbased livestock programming and its role in humanitarian emergency response. It highlights the importance of taking livelihood assets, in particular...
With increasing urbanisation, cities in the developing world are growing both in population and area. At least a billion people worldwide live in slums. They are forced to accept dangerous and...
"Unusually heavy monsoon rains in Northern Pakistan have caused disproportionate levels of extreme flooding and unprecedented flood losses across the entire Indus River basin. Extensive land...
Given the increasing frailty and disability with age, social networks and social support play
cardinal role in the quality of life of older people in societies where formal support and...
This report identifies the systematic housing and land rights violations against Syrina kurds. It also includes the legislative Decree No. 49, regarding Syrian Property Law.
This issue of Humanitarian Exchange focuses on the response to the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, noting not only the mistakes made but also encouraging action on the lessons learned.
An analyzes on Bamboo Construction Technology for Housing and the impact that the particular needs of a target group have on successful application of foreign developed technologies in Bangladesh...
This synthesis aims to draw lessions from evaluations undertaken of the humanitarian response to the Pakistan 2005 earthquake.
Ce rapport actualise la Perspective sur la sécurité alimentaire de FEWS NET d’octobre 2011, qui estimait les conditions de la sécurité alimentaire d’octobre 2011 à mars 2012.