The humanitarian crisis in Somalia continues to deteriorate. Five consecutive failed rainy seasons have produced the worst drought in 40 years. A sixth season of below-average rainfall is expected...
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SOHS 2018 Case Study: Kenya
This case study is one in a series of five research pieces which fed into the analysis for The State of the Humanitarian System 2018.This research was conducted and written in April 2018. Executive...
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Are You Really Listening? How Feedback Mechanisms Work (or Not) in Insecure Environments
By Lotte Ruppert and Elias Sagmeister on 5 February 2016. Consulting people about the aid they receive is recognized as central to improving the quality of humanitarian assistance. This is...
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Using mobile voice technology to improve the collection of food security data: WFP’s mobile Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping
About this resource Resource type: Research, reports and studies Language: English Keywords: Innovation Agency: ALNAP, ELRHA - Enhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance, WFP - World...
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From face-to-face to face-to-screen: implications of remote management for the effectiveness and accountability of humanitarian action in insecure environments
This article provides a first attempt at analysing the complex set of issues around remote management practices in insecure environments and their increased use. It looks at definitions and reviews...
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Humanitarian feedback mechanisms: research, evidence and guidance
Introduction In 2012 ALNAP and CDA started collaborating on action research looking at feedback mechanisms in humanitarian contexts, to establish what makes them work effectively and to focus on...
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L'action humanitaire dans les urgences liées à la sécheresse
LEÇON 1 La sécheresse est un événement naturel récurrent dans de nombreuses régions. Les organisations humanitaires peuvent accroître leur efficacité en tenant compte de cette réalité dans leur...
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Acción humanitaria en emergencias relacionadas con las sequías
ENSEÑANZA .1 La sequía es un fenómeno recurrente y natural en muchas áreas. Las organizaciones humanitarias pueden ser más eficaces cuando si lo tienen en cuenta en su programación. En muchas áreas...
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Moving towards improved accountability & quality in the Horn of Africa
INTRODUCTION An estimated 12 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in East Africa . Aid agencies in Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya have reported high rates of acute...
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"We’re not in the field anymore”: Adapting humanitarian efforts to an urban world
27TH ALNAP MEETING CHENNAI, INDIA Background Paper Introduction Urbanisation is a social phenomenon and a physical transformation of landscapes that has been described as ‘one of the most powerful,...
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Humanitarian action in drought-related emergencies [EN/AR]
LESSON .1 Drought is a recurrent and natural event in many areas. Humanitarian organisations can be more effective when they take this into account in their programming. In many areas of the world,...
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Tsunami evaluation coalition: Initial findings
Introduction This is an initial report from the Tsunami Evaluation Coalition (TEC). The TEC is a collaborative effort by aid agencies (donor governments’ aid departments, United Nations agencies,...