ALNAP: A call for evidence-based decision-making in humanitarian response
Source: ALNAP By Riccardo Polastro The ALNAP 2013 Annual Meeting held in March focused on evidence following the increasing demand of donors and humanitarian agencies for evidence-based and measurable responses. Evidence of needs and how we respond to [...] Read more...
The Guardian: Somalia’s private sector can help rather than hinder development
Source: The Guardian Somalia's business community can support aid efforts – but humanitarian agencies must better understand how Despite – or perhaps because of – more than 20 years of war, Somalia has a remarkably strong private sector, particularly [...] Read more...
UN ISDR: Australia, Germany, UK raise bar for donors, says report
Source: UN ISDR By David Singh GENEVA, 16 April 2012 - A new report on humanitarian responses states that "If other donors were to follow the lead being set by Australia, Germany and the United Kingdom, it could mean a turning point in transforming the humanitarian [...] Read more...
Huffington Post: Sean 2012: Invisible Children’s ‘Kony 2012′ Inspires New Video Tackling Ireland’s Overseas Aid
Source: Huffington Post On the heels of last month's "Kony 2012" comes a new viral video aiming to tackle Ireland's cutbacks in overseas aid. YouTube video "Sean 2012" tells the story of a boy who wants to "go to Uganda and stop Kony" after watching the [...] 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...
Bloomberg: Listening to Hurricane Sandy: Climate Change is Here
Source: Bloomberg ByAndrew SteerNov 2, 2012 5:52 PM GMT+0100 Hurricane Sandy was a massive and deadly storm, extending more than 1,000 miles, bringing huge waves and more than 13 feet of water to parts of New York City. In Manhattan, floods swept away [...] Read more...
Bloomberg Businessweek: Climate Change Reducing Global GDP by $1.2 Trillion
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek By Ehren Goossens on September 26, 2012 Climate change and pollution related to carbon-dioxide emissions are reducing the world’s gross domestic product by 1.6 percent a year, about $1.2 trillion, according to a report. [...] Read more...
Newsweek: Climate Change Kills 400,000 a Year, New Report Reveals
Source: Newsweek The Earth’s changing climate is costing the global economy $1.2 trillion a year and killing 1,000 children a day, according to a new study—and the U.N. warns the summer’s record heat and drought could trigger a catastrophe. Nearly [...] Read more...
NewScientist: Climate change already harming the global economy
Source: NewScientist Never mind what's going to happen in 2100: climate change is already shrinking the global economy. According to the Climate Vulnerability Monitor – a report by Spanish non-profit organisation DARA – in 2010 climate change shaved [...] Read more...
The Daily Telegraph: Why it pays to splash out on flood defences
Source: The Daily Telegraph With heavy rainfall predicted to get worse in the coming decades, the most cost-effective solution is to improve the infrastructure By Geoffrey Lean Beneath Carlisle, in a modernistic underpass [...] Read more...
