Keyword Archives: natural disaster
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
The Humanitarian Costs of Climate Change
Using existing international databases that track disaster occurrence and humanitarian costs, this research attempts to improve understanding of how climate change may affect international humanitarian spending.
Posted in Publications, Reports
Keywords: climate change, evidence-based practice, humanitarian action, natural disaster
Humanitarian Agenda 2015: Perceptions of the Pakistan Earthquake Response
This HA2015 study records the perceptions of both aid providers and aid recipients in the earthquake-affected areas of Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Posted in Briefing Papers, Publications
Keywords: global war on terror, HA2015 Country Study, Humanitarian Agenda 2015, law, natural disaster, war