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Synthesis of Resident Coordinator annual reports 2008:

This annual synthesis documents the work of the UN development system in countries in support of national development strategies and priorities, such as: (i) supporting disaster risk reduction; (ii)

A system-level mapping and assessment of international humanitarian assistance. Current efforts to increase humanitarian engagement and investment in disaster risk reduction (DRR) should reap future benefits in terms of improved preparedness and more timely, efficient and locally grounded responses.

Each year, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) responds to more than 200 emergencies around the world, working with governments, civil society, communities, private companies and non-governmental organizations to meet urgent needs, protect

This document reports on achievements in many critical areas including child protection, education, health, livelihoods and disaster risk reduction by Save the Children as a result of their planned five-year response and recovery program in five countries

IDB working paper series # IDB-WP-124:

This paper summarizes the state of the economic literature examining the aggregate impact of disasters. The paper reviews the main disaster data sources available, discusses the determinants of the direct effects

This handbook offers a menu of best practice tools for preventing and detecting corruption in humanitarian operations that includes ways to track resources, confront extortion and detect aid diversion.

This document reviews how Nicaragua has recovered from Hurricane Mitch over the past ten years. The focus is on how relevant the assumptions and claims that were made in the initial recovery planning have been in light of subsequent development.

This book describes innovative findings of integrated river basin management with specific emphasis on flood risk reduction. It also presents the method and application of the participatory GIS and remote sensing for disaster risk assessment, which is one