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- Media and Natural Disasters
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Global Issues, by Anup Shah, October 23, 2005. The second half of 2005 alone seems to have witnessed a number of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, ferocious hurricanes, mudslides, floods, droughts, forest fires, failing crops, and more. Yet, we have had intense media coverage of some of these, but weaker or almost no reporting of others. Why is that? While there are legitimate and practical constraints at times, when news outlets broadcast or print their "world news" segments, it seems the global stories selected are often based on local drivers rather than a drive for truly global coverage.
http://www.globalissues.org/envissues/disasters/media.asp
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- Myths and realities in disaster situations
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The World Health Organisation dispels a number of commonly held myths about disater situations.
http://www.who.int/hac/techguidance/ems/myths/en/
(Added: Mon Jan 10 2005 Modified: Wed Jun 01 2005 Hits: 319)
- Natural Disaster Management India
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The Natural Disaster Management Division, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. Contains current news, recent disasters, and information on disaster management in India.
(Added: Tue Jan 08 2002 Modified: Wed Jun 01 2005 Hits: 485)
- Natural Disaster Reference Database
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The Natural Disaster Reference Database is a bibliographic database on research programs and results which relate to the use of satellite remote sensing for disaster mitigation
(Added: Thu Aug 02 2001 Modified: Thu Aug 24 2006 Hits: 396)
- Natural Hazards Center - University of Colorado
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A Center providing information on natural hazards and disasters
http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/
(Added: Thu Aug 16 2001 Modified: Wed Jun 01 2005 Hits: 267)
- New Zealand Hazard Watch
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Hazard Watch provides weekly reviews of natural hazard events reported in New Zealand. Hazard Watch is a service of the Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences (GNS).
http://www.gns.cri.nz/hazardwatch/latest/
(Added: Thu Nov 01 2001 Modified: Wed Jun 01 2005 Hits: 216)
- OCHA Central Register
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The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has established a Central Register of Disaster Management Capacities (Central Register) as an operational tool to support, in conjunction with other measures, the United Nations system and the international community as a whole in their efforts to ensure expeditious delivery of the required humanitarian emergency assistance.
(Added: Tue Aug 03 2004 Modified: Wed Jun 01 2005 Hits: 190)
- One Disaster Too Many: Why thousands are dying needlessly each year in preventable disasters (PDF)
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A Tearfund briefing for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction 18-22nd January 2005, Kobe, Japan. "Tearfund believes that new thinking and action is urgently required by the international community. Thousands of lives could be saved each year in developing countries and millions of pounds made to go further, if more emphasis was placed by governments, local authorities and relief and development agencies on helping vulnerable communities reduce disaster risks."
(Added: Wed Jan 12 2005 Modified: Mon Sep 12 2005 Hits: 232)
- Pan American Health Organisation: Disasters and Humanitarian Assistance
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Natural hazards, and the disasters they commonly become, are an integral part of the history of Latin America and the Caribbean. In 1976, the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean asked PAHO to create this technical program to help the health sector to develop a disaster preparedness, response and mitigation program. Excellent site for disaster information in the Americas.
http://www.paho.org/disasters/
(Added: Fri Aug 16 2002 Modified: Wed Jun 01 2005 Hits: 221)
- Poverty And Poor Preparation Increase Toll From Natural Disasters
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From Trygve Olfarnes, UNDP. New York, 14 October 1998 Extreme poverty and the failure of government authorities to adequately prepare for natural disasters costs nations dearly in loss of life and livelihoods in the past month.
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/0/1e02c0ce7c3f3b69c12566a4005e2be0?OpenDocument
(Added: Thu Feb 21 2002 Modified: Mon Sep 12 2005 Hits: 342)
- Protecting persons affected by natural disaster: IASC operational guidelines on human rights and natural disasters
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The UN inter-agency standing committee (IASC) argue that If humanitarian assistance is not based on a human rights framework, it risks having too narrow a focus, and cannot integrate all the basic needs of the victims into a holistic planning process. These guidelines, aimed at intergovernmental and non governmental humanitarian actors, provide tools for the implementation of rights based approaches in situations of natural disasters.(Brookings Institution,2006)
http://www3.brookings.edu/fp/projects/idp/2006_IASC_NaturalDisasterGuidelines.pdf
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- Radix - Radical Interpretations of Disaster
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RADIX is meant as a home for discussion, working papers, opinion pieces, resources, links that can help to develop radical interpretations of and radical solutions (see resources for low cost rural rebuilding) for ALL disasters in ALL parts of planet earth. By radical we mean fundamental or concerning root causes (hence the Latin, radix). This web home is non-sectarian. We welcome any material that proposes to deal with fundamental issues such as human rights, respect for diversity, translation of available knowledge into action, the links among disasters, economic development, and politics. We are non-sectarian, but by no means apolitical. One of the fundamental aims of this web site is to put together into the same (cyber)space, groups that have not shared enough with each other in the past: scientists, human rights activists, development workers, government officials, business executives, environmentalists, media, popular culture workers.
http://www.anglia.ac.uk/geography/radix/index.html
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- Red Cross / Red Crescent Centre on Climate Change and Disaster Preparedness
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The Climate Centre supports National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to eventually reduce the loss of life and the damage done to the livelihoods of people affected by the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events. The Climate Centre is based in the Netherlands but serves the whole Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement, in particular in developing countries.
http://www.climatecentre.org/index.php?page=1
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- Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Guide
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The Red Cross/ Red Crescent Climate Guide presents five years of experiences from more than 30 Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies, in particular in developing countries. It relates the experiences of Red Cross/Red Crescent staff and volunteers all around the world trying to understand and address the risks of climate change (Red Cross/Red Crescent, November 2007).
http://www.climatecentre.org/downloads/File/reports/RCRC_climateguide.pdf
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- ReliefWeb
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A project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), ReliefWeb has an excellent array of resources including: a searchable database of over 150,000 UN documents, policy studies and analyses; more than 1600 maps available in a searchable Mapcentre database; more than 20 million documents served on 20 complex emergencies and 1100 natural disasters, from 700 information sources; and a background section with more than 7000 geographical and substantive links. ReliefWeb also provides coverage of the latest events and breaking news, and a section for humanitarian emergencies.
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf
(Added: Mon Jun 24 2002 Modified: Wed Jun 01 2005 Hits: 255)
- ReliefWeb's MapCentre
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The ReliefWeb interactive MapCentre provides an excellent resource for maps covering a variety of subjects, areas, countries and events.
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/map.nsf/home
(Added: Thu Jul 18 2002 Modified: Wed Jun 01 2005 Hits: 365)
- Strengthening Disaster Information Management in Africa (DIMA)
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United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) in conjunction with the Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC). Strengthening Disaster Information Management in Africa (DIMA), seeks to expose the interface of policy, poverty and information access in the management and reduction of disasters. The harmonization of national and regional initiatives, and inter-sectoral and institutional responses to disaster management is a key factor in mitigating the effects on people and economies.
http://www.sardc.net/imercsa/dima/index.htm
(Added: Thu Jul 24 2003 Modified: Wed Jun 01 2005 Hits: 198)
- Surf-Aid International
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Surf-Aid International's mission is to significantly improve the health of the Mentawai people and to encourage and coordinate the support of the global surfing community.
http://www.surfaidinternational.org/site/pp.asp?c=ekLPK4MOIsG&b=275154
(Added: Wed Mar 30 2005 Modified: Wed Jun 01 2005 Hits: 211)
- The Center of Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance
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The Center of Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance takes as its mission to support the prevention and mitigation of humanitarian emergencies through collaboration and civil-military cooperation. It functions as a resource for information, facilitation, consultation, and research in areas related to humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and peace operations, specifically as they involve civil-military cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.
(Added: Fri Jan 04 2002 Modified: Wed Jun 01 2005 Hits: 289)
- The Disaster News Network: E-mail lists
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The Disaster News Network offers several free and paid subscription email lists for its viewers.
http://www.disasternews.net/emailnews.php
(Added: Thu Feb 21 2002 Modified: Wed Jun 01 2005 Hits: 229)
- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
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The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is the world's largest humanitarian organization, providing assistance without discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions. View the latest news and reports on disaster situations.
(Added: Thu Jan 24 2002 Modified: Wed Jun 01 2005 Hits: 241)
- The Internet Disaster Information Network
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Disaster information site that includesup-to-date information on current disaster situations and an archive on past disasters
(Added: Mon Aug 20 2001 Modified: Wed Jun 01 2005 Hits: 327)
- The livelihood assessment tool-kit: analysing and responding to the impact of disasters on the livelihoods of people
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The increase in natural disasters around the world warrants attention to protecting and rebuilding the livelihoods of vulnerable populations. This toolkit aims to assess the impact of disasters on the livelihoods of people and the capacity and opportunities for recovery and increased resilience to future events. It is comprised of four volumes providing an introduction and tools to address baseline studies, initial assessment, and post disaster assessment (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2008)
http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/tc/tce/pdf/Livelihood_Assessment_Toolkit.pdf
(Added: Fri May 30 2008 Hits: 71)
- The Sphere Project
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In July 1997, the Sphere Project was launched by a group of humanitarian agencies. This project has developed a Humanitarian Charter and a set of universal minimum standards in core areas of humanitarian assistance: water supply & sanitation, nutrition, food aid, shelter & site planning and health services. The aim of the Project is to improve the quality of assistance provided to people affected by disasters, and to enhance the accountability of the humanitarian system in disaster response.
http://www.sphereproject.org/index.htm
(Added: Thu Feb 21 2002 Modified: Wed Jun 01 2005 Hits: 238)
- The UNHCR eCentre
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The webite provides information on the UNHCR eCentre, which is the Regional Centre for Emergency Training in International Humanitarian Response for the Asia-Pacific region. The site provides key technical information for relief workers in the field of preparedness and response to refugee emergencies.
(Added: Fri Jul 27 2001 Modified: Wed Jun 01 2005 Hits: 235)
