News

DARA’s lessons learned at the 10th European Evaluation Society Biennial Conference

DARA participated in the European Evaluation Society (EES) Biennial Conference held in Helsinki October 3rd-5th Riccardo Polastro, Head of Evaluation at DARA, presented lessons learned from real-time evaluations and complex emergencies Read more...

Risk Reduction Index presented at the Global Risk Forum in Davos, August 28th

DARA presented the Risk Reduction Index (RRI) at the Global Risk Forum held in Davos, August 26-30. The presentation, part of a panel session on Disaster Risk Management, focused on how the RRI can enable decision-makers to take more informed decisions based [...] Read more...

Risk Reduction Index Training of Country Focal Points in West Africa

Analysis of the Capacities and Conditions for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation The second Risk Reduction Index (RRI) Training Session for Country Focal Points in West African countries, Dakar, August 21st, marked the beginning of the RRI [...] Read more...

DARA Director General at the Clinton Global Initiative 2012 Annual Meeting

Ross Mountain, Director General of DARA, was invited by President Clinton to provide the contextual overview during a session at the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting “Democratic Republic of the Congo: Highlighting Action,” September 23rd, [...] Read more...

Presentation of Risk Reduction Index methodology at Davos 2012

DARA will present the methodology and preliminary findings of its Risk Reduction Index at the 4th International Disaster and Risk Conference- IDRC Davos 2012, August 28. The pilot phase of the Risk Reduction Index took place in Central America and the Caribbean [...] Read more...

DARA supports World Humanitarian Day

With over 220 million people being affected by disasters every year, we would like to take the opportunity of World Humanitarian Day 2012 to share the importance of maxisimising aid efforts for the benefit of vulnerable people worldwide. Despite humanitarian [...] Read more...

Launch of the 2nd edition of the Climate Vulnerability Monitor: Sept. 26, New York

> View the invitation DARA, together with the Government of Bangladesh- the chair of the Climate Vulnerable Forum- will launch the second edition of the Climate Vulnerable Monitor on September 26th in New York. The event will take place in association [...] Read more...

DARA Annual Report 2011: Achievements & Future Perspectives

Download the 2011 Annual Report (pdf, 2.7mb) Read more...

UNICEF lists two DARA RTEs among the best evaluations

UNICEF lists two of DARA's Real-Time Evaluations (2010 Pakistan Floods & 2009 Pakistan Displacement Crisis) among the best evaluations in 2009 and 2010. Read more...

FAO disaster risk reduction evaluation

DARA is currently carrying out an evaluation of United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) work in disaster risk reduction in Asia and the Pacific, and in Latin America and the Caribbean. While most evaluations focus on emergency response, this [...] Read more...