DARA now a member of the European Policy Centre (EPC)
DARA is now a member of the European Policy Centre (EPC). The European Policy Centre (EPC) is an independent, not-for-profit think tank, committed to making European integration work. The EPC works at the "cutting edge" of European and global policy-making [...] Read more...
IRIN News: AID POLICY- Humanitarianism in a changing world
Source: IRIN News Madrid-based think-tank DARA believes the number of countries adversely affected by changing weather will rise from 15 today to 54 in 2030 DUBAI, 4 April 2012 (IRIN) - There is “worrying evidence” that the scale and scope of disasters [...] Read more...
UN OCHA Global Challenges Study
UN OCHA has commissioned DARA to carry out the “Global Challenges Study” on how to better anticipate and prepare for the humanitarian impact of global trends and future challenges. The study aims to help humanitarian organizations and decision-makers assess [...] Read more...
Humanitarian response in conflict: Lessons from South Central Somalia
"When will we ever learn, or rather, why do we never learn?." Humanitarian Practice Network at the Overseas Development Institute has published a special feature on the crisis in the Horn of Africa. Riccardo Polastro, Head of DARA’s Evaluation department [...] Read more...
DARA in the Skoll World Forum
DARA participated in the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship March 28th to 30th in Oxford. Philip Tamminga, Head of DARA’s Humanitarian Response Index, explored how government donors and the humanitarian sector can learn from and engage with social [...] Read more...
Humanitarian Response Index 2011 Briefing, London
Philip Tamminga, Head of DARA’s Humanitarian Response Index, presented the findings from the HRI 2011 report at an event hosted by the Humanitarian Policy Group of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) on Monday, March 27th at the ODI Office in London. [...] Read more...
New Global Humanitarian Assistance (GHA) report on disaster risk reduction
A new report by Global Humanitarian Assistance on disaster risk reduction spending confirms the Humanitarian Response Index 2011 findings, launched this month in Geneva. At DARA, we continue to urge governments to reconsider their aid programmes to address [...] Read more...
Consultancy Position: Country Focal Point for the implementation of the Risk Reduction Index in West Africa
DARA is seeking to recruit a motivated and committed person to fill the consultancy role of Country Focal Point for the implementation of research activities in Gambia, Guinea, and Niger. Read more...
RRI West Africa and the FOREWARN Initiative launched
The Steering Committee of the FOREWARN Initiative was launched at the ECOWAS Secretariat in Abuja, Nigeria on 6 December 2011. The Forewarn initiative is focused on enhancing regional capacities in anticipation, adaptation, collaboration, innovation and strategic [...] Read more...
RRI Central America: providing data to the GAR11 (UNISDR)
Data from the Risk Reduction Index in Central America has been included in the second edition of the UNISDR’s 2011 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction -Revealing Risk, Redefining Development. The GAR contributes to achieving the Hyogo Framework [...] Read more...
