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Typhoon Bopha (known in the Philippines as Pablo) made landfall on the island of Mindanao early on 4 December 2012 bringing heavy rain and wind gusts of up to 210 km/h (130mph). The typhoons high...
Overview of food security and livelihood Chad: Around 1.2 million people in Chad are food insecure. Two-thirds of households rely on crop and livestock production. However, a high...
Niger has been struck by a series of food crises in recent years (in 2004/05, 2008/10 and 2011/12). The 2011/12 food crisis, like the previous ones, not only led to a dramatic slump in...
The Pakistan Emergency Response Fund (ERF) was endorsed by the Humanitarian Country Team
(HCT) in March 2010 and was activated 5-months later in August 2010. In its first year the ERF raised...
This book documents the methodology and findings from an Architecture Sans Frontières (ASF-UK) action research workshop, Change by Design, undertaken in Nairobi, Kenya, which explored the...
This winterisation strategy paper provides technical guidelines for the upgrading of non-winterized tents and for the use of shelter kits to reach minimal winterisation standards. It is the output...
Sustainable livelihoods are achieved through access to a range of livelihood resources (natural, economic, human and social capitals) which are combined in the pursuit of different livelihood...
This report presents a comprehensive action plan designed to minimize the loss of life and destruction brought on by increasing numbers of water-related disasters worldwide (such as floods,...
Much effort has focused on strengthening decentralised institutions, such as local government, to support local development. However, frequently the links between decentralised institutions and...
India is home to over 1. 1 billion people. With about one in every sixth person housing assumes significant importance. The objective of this report is to trace the evolution of the Indian housing...