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Urbanization in Sudan
Sudan’s cities have grown at an unprecedented rate in the last three decades. This has been closely related to conflict: millions have been displaced from villages to the cities and some urban economies have been distorted by the large international aid and peace-keeping presence. Margie Buchanan-Smith presented the findings of a recent study on urbanization, commissioned by DFID and carried out by ODI, with specific reference to Nyala in South Darfur.
Posted in Multimedia, Screencasts
Huge Sums Raised, Much Unspent, After Haiti Quake
The earthquake in Haiti sparked a massive charitable outpouring, but six months after initial relief operations, hundreds of millions in aid dollars have yet to be spent. Peter Walker recently spoke to NPR’s Morning Edition about the difficulties of rebuilding in Haiti.
Posted in Audio, Multimedia
Keywords: crisis response, finance, natural disaster
From Afghanistan to Haiti: the Future of Humanitarian Assistance
Peter Walker, Director of the Feinstein International Center, conducted an online seminar hosted by the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. For a recording and transcript, please visit the Tufts Online Seminars website.
Posted in Multimedia, Screencasts
How Globalization and Climate Change will Reshape Humanitarian Crises and Aid
In an event sponsored by the Australian National University Department of International Relations, Peter Walker spoke about recent findings from the Humanitarian Horizons research project.
Posted in Audio, Multimedia
Keywords: climate change, globalization, The Changing Nature of Crisis Response
Obama’s War in Afghanistan
Senior Researcher Antonio Donini visits Here on Earth, a program from Wisconsin Public Radio, to discuss the troop surge in Afghanistan.
Posted in Audio, Multimedia
Keywords: conflict, global war on terror, war
“Winning Hearts and Minds” discussion on NPR
A key part of the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan is to win the heats and minds of the population with development aid, but here is concern that aid money to Afghanistan actually is helping insurgents. On NPR’s Morning Edition, Andrew Wilder discusses his research in the region.
Posted in Audio, Multimedia
Keywords: aid and security
Participatory Impact Assessment with Andrew Catley
MicroLINKS, a microenterprise knowledge sharing website funded by USAID, recently featured an interview with Research Director for Policy Process Andrew Catley. Watch the screencast (requires Flash Player) at MicroLINKS.
Posted in Multimedia, Screencasts
Keywords: participatory impact assessment, pastoralism
Theory Meets Practice: Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan
Andrew Wilder, former Research Director of Politics and Policy, and David Kilcullen, Former COIN Advisor to General David Petraeus and Secretary Condolezza Rice, discussed current efforts in Afghanistan in an event at the United States Institute of Peace. The discussion … Read More
Posted in Multimedia, Video
Keywords: aid and security
Unicef podcast on child soldiers
Researcher Dyan Mazurana, Director of Gender, Youth and Community, joins New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and youth activist Ishmael Beah for a discussion about child soldiers and education in the context of humanitarian aid delivery to conflict and post-crisis countries.
Posted in Audio, Multimedia
Keywords: child soldiers
