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The Human Cost of Disasters (2000-2019): Deadliest Disasters and Mega-Disasters - DG ECHO A.3. Situational Awareness Sector | 08/12/2020
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Building resilience of rural communities in Myanmar: Handbook for field practitioners
By Dr Jessica Mercer 1 Introduction Myanmar’s rural population are extremely vulnerable given their low human development and high dependence upon natural resources for their livelihoods (including...
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Turning the Tables: Insights from locally-led humanitarian partnerships in conflict-affected situations
At a time when the humanitarian system is struggling to respond to the scale of human suffering amid increasing violent conflict, climate change and natural disasters, localisation promises to add...
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Information is power: Women need equal access to ICTs for disaster resilience
Are women more vulnerable to the effects of disasters than men? On the surface, the damage wrought by disasters may not seem to discriminate based on gender, but sobering data suggest otherwise. When...
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Challenges religious minorities face in accessing humanitarian assistance
William Avis Question What evidence exists regarding the challenges specific religious minorities face in accessing humanitarian assistance? Summary This rapid literature review, surveys evidence...
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Cash Preparedness Learning Lab: Asia-Pacific Region
The Asia-Pacific region continues to be the world’s most disaster-prone region and is the most affected by natural disasters. The poorest countries and communities within the region are highly...
Investing in the future of Myanmar
Natural beauty and cultural treasures have been attracting visitors from all over the world to Myanmar in recent years. Yet a large number of people there still struggle with major challenges due to...
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Lessons learned in WASH: Response during Rural Flood Emergencies
1. Preamble This lessons-learned paper is an initiative of the Global WASH Cluster Technical Learning Project, led by ACF1 -UK. The Project has identified water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)...
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Science and politics of disaster death tolls
Debarati Guha-Sapir, professor, Francesco Checchi, professor Science must prevail In August 2018, almost a year after Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico, an academic study placed the death...
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Myanmar Humanitarian News Digest - April - May 2018
The Humanitarian News Digest is a monthly compilation of links to reports, web stories, press releases, and other public products published online by organizations with humanitarian operations in...
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Lessons of Cyclone Nargis still need to be applied
Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Updating early warning systems to keep pace with the fast increase in extreme weather events is...
Statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar, Knut Ostby, ten years after Cyclone Nargis, 2 May 2018 [EN/MY]
(Yangon, 2 May 2018): “Ten years ago today, Myanmar was devastated by cyclone Nargis – by far the worst natural disaster in the country’s history. The cyclone made landfall near Hainggyikyun in...
Meandering to Recovery: Post-Nargis Social Impacts Monitoring Ten Years After
Summary On May 2, 2008, Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta and swept across the region toward Yangon. By the time the storm had passed, it had killed over 140,000 people, tearing apart...
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Supporting the transition: Understanding Aid to Myanmar Since 2011
INTRODUCTION Myanmar today is one of the world’s largest recipients of international development assistance, often referred to simply as “aid.” A history of underinvestment has left the country with...
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Humanitarian Assistance in Review: East Asia and the Pacific | Fiscal Year 2008 – 2017
Drought, earthquakes, floods, typhoons, volcanoes, and civil unrest, compounded by limited government response capacity in some countries, present significant challenges to vulnerable populations in...
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Humanitarian Aid on the Move No.19 - January 2018
Editorial François Grünewald and Véronique de Geoffroy One might think that there was a consensus about giving a central role to local actors in crisis response… Experience has shown how essential...
Myanmar: an innovation lab for localisation
Myanmar occupies a special place among the different contexts where localisation has had a major influence on the way aid practices have evolved. It was the focus of one of the case studies during...
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Local humanitarian action in practice - Case studies and reflections of local humanitarian actors
New publication launched: Local Humanitarian Action in Practice – Case Studies and Reflections of Local Humanitarian Actors December 6th, 2017, London – The Humanitarian Leadership Academy and the...
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Union Minister for SWRR accepts donation for storm shelters in Rakhine State, meets with UNICEF
A ceremony was held yesterday afternoon at the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement meeting hall where Bangladesh donated US$530,000 to construct storm shelters in Rakhine State. Union...
Myanmar: Recent natural disasters overview (as of 28 June 2017)
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