HRI News
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...
The Guardian: Top aid donors score badly in responding to crises
Source: The Guardian The Humanitarian Response Index says top donors fail to implement reforms to streamline emergency aid provision Aid donors have failed to address long-standing systematic problems in how they respond to disasters and emergencies [...] Read more...
New DARA Research on Humanitarian Aid from Donor Governments Finds Limited Progress
Humanitarian Response Index Identifies Persistent Systemic Issues: Lack of Prevention-Oriented Strategies; Insufficient Accountability; Slow Progress in De-Politicization of Aid Read more...
Focus on Haiti: Building back better?
Building back better? Two years after the earthquake that caused massive destruction to the country and two subsequent cholera epidemics, long-term recovery efforts are still inadequate. Hundreds of Haitians still live in temporary shelters, and the country [...] Read more...
February 2012: Five years of the Humanitarian Response Index
A word from Ross Mountain: February 2012 This year marks the end of the first five-year phase of the Humanitarian Response Index (HRI). Since the initiative began, we have learned a great deal about the challenge of effectively providing humanitarian assistance [...] Read more...
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...
AlertNet: Pakistan’s cities wake up to climate threats
Source: AlertNet By Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio KARACHI, Pakistan (AlertNet) – Alerts last June from the Pakistan Meteorological Department about a fast-approaching tropical cyclone, urging the evacuation of communities along the coastline of the southern [...] Read more...
Interview with Philip Tamminga: HRI 2011 
Interview with Philip Tamminga, Head of DARA's Humanitarian Response Index 2011 Read more...
IFRC Conference session: Sustainability in humanitarian action
"It’s about time for a serious reflection on how humanitarian issues can be better understood and integrated into development efforts." DARA participated in the 31st International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Cresent in Geneva, November 29. Philip [...] Read more...