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World Disasters Report 2001

The World Disasters Report 2001 examines how governments and aid agencies are working to promote recovery from mega-disasters in India and Bangladesh. Chapters on Venezuela and Viet Nam propose ways to avoid 'reconstructing the risk' following floods and mudslides. The report presents a methodology for social-sector rehabilitation, based on a pilot project in post-conflict Somalia and analyses root causes of hunger in Tajikistan. Further chapters look at the recovery of local economies and the role of volunteers in disasters. For the first time, the regular data chapter includes statistics comparing the effects of natural disasters and conflicts around the world. This site provides summaries for each chapter, a review, and details on how to order.

http://www.ifrc.org/publicat/wdr2001/

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World Disasters Report 2002

Does development expose more people to disasters? What is the cost of failing to prepare? The tenth edition of the WDR argues that risk reduction is an essential condition for sustainable development. It examines preparedness and mitigation initiatives from disaster-prone countries across the globe. And it discusses who should take responsibility for protecting vulnerable populations from disaster, and how. The WDR 2002 features: challenges and opportunities facing risk reduction; success stories in disaster preparedness from Mozambique and Latin America; mitigating effects of global warming in Pacific island states; earthquake risk in south-eastern Europe; a methodology to assess vulnerabilities and capacities; humanitarian accountability; latest disaster and refugee data; full-colour wall map of the most disaster-affected nations; Red Cross Red Crescent contacts. This IFRC site provides summaries for each chapter, a photo gallery, and details on how to order this publication.

http://www.ifrc.org/PUBLICAT/wdr2002/index.asp

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World Disasters Report 2003

World Disaster Report 2003 focuses on ethics in aid. The 'war on terror' is changing the landscape in which humanitarian organizations operate. What ethical dilemmas and moral trade-offs do humanitarians face in an increasingly politicized environment? Is aid really reaching those in greatest need? Do we even know where humanitarian needs are greatest? What are the key principles to help to guide aid programming in the field? Soldiers and commercial contractors now play a major part in disaster relief and recovery. How should humanitarian organizations deal with this new reality? This year's report features: * challenges Humanitarian ethics in disaster and war * Building capacity in disaster- the ethical dimensions * Famine stalks southern Africa * Afghanistan - power politics or ethical principles? * Forced migration - forgotten disaster? * Assessing the impact of humanitarian aid * Measuring disasters: challenges, opportunities and ethics * Disaster and refugee data * Red Cross Red Crescent contacts

http://www.ifrc.org/publicat/wdr2003/

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World Disasters Report 2004

IFRC, 2004. The World Disaster Report 2004 focuses on community resilience. In the hours after sudden disaster strikes, most lives are saved by the courage and resourcefulness of friends and neighbours. During slow-onset crises such as drought, some rural societies have developed extraordinary capacities to cope and bounce back. How can aid organisations strengthen rather than undermine this local resilience? Perceptions of disaster differ between those at risk and those trying to help. Evidence suggests that everyday threats to livelihoods are a greater concern to most poor communities than 'one-off' disasters. Meanwhile, local consensus and cooperation are as important in protecting communities as concrete walls. The report argues that a more developmental approach to creating disaster resilience is needed, which puts communities in charge of defining their needs and crafting the right solutions. The World Disasters Report 2004 features: * From risk to resilience - helping communities cope with crisis * Heatwaves: the developed world's hidden disaster * Harnessing local capacities in rural India * Bam sends warning to reduce future earthquake risks * Building community resilience to disaster in the Philippines * AIDS: Communities pulling out of a downward spiral * Surviving in the slums * Disaster data: key trends and statistics

http://www.ifrc.org/publicat/wdr2004/

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