Countries
Focus on Colombia: Changes and expectations
The new government’s approach and acknowledgment of the armed conflict offers an unprecedented opportunity for the humanitarian community, in particular donor governments, to provide a more straightforward and coherent response. Read more...
UNICEF West and Central Africa evaluation of capacity development initiatives in Education in Emergencies
UNICEF has contracted two DARA consultants to carry out an evaluation of its capacity development initiatives on emergency preparedness and response (EPR) and Conflict/Disaster Risk Reduction (C/DRR) in the education sector, Read more...
Thematic Review and Capacity Assessment of Save the Children Denmark for DANIDA – New Report
Nordic Consulting Group has published the report of the thematic review and capacity assessment of Save the Children Denmark (SCD) for Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The review, in which DARA participated, analysed and assessed the organisation’ [...] Read more...
Dominican Republic
In the Dominican Republic, the Representative Territorial Units (RTUs) selected were Duarte, Barahona and Distrito Nacional. The three RTUs face problems in terms of low level of inter-sectoral and inter-institutional coordination, despite that all levels of government [...] Read more...
Panama
In Panama, the Representative Territorial Units (RTUs) selected were Panamá Este, Boquete and Changuinola. Its inter-oceanic condition makes Panama the commercial centre of the region, not only for attracting strong foreign investment, but also for generating [...] Read more...
Nicaragua
In Nicaragua, the Representative Territorial Units (RTUs) selected were Managua, Río Grande de Matagalpa and Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte (RAAN). In these RTUs, governance was found to be the most influential risk driver, affecting other risk drivers [...] Read more...
Honduras
In Honduras, the Representative Territorial Units (RTUs) selected were Distrito Central, Puerto Cortés and Valle de los Ángeles. The results from the analysis identify several aspects of the four risk drivers that impede risk reduction in the three RTUs such [...] Read more...
Guatemala
During the preparation of the study, the three selected Representative Territorial Units (RTUs) in Guatemala experienced two simultaneous events at the geographical and chronological level: the eruption of the Pacaya volcano (May 27, 2010) and the Tropical Storm [...] Read more...