http://www.drrlibrary.org/ Recent bookmarks posted to DRRlibrary 60 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/lib.nsf/db900sid/SHIG-7TBCLQ/$file/UNHCR_July2008.pdf?openelement Research paper reviewing the issues facing IDPs in urban areas. ian odonnell Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:20:10 +0000 displacement exclusion idps migration urban http://www.glogov.org/?pageid=80 The Global Governance Project -- a joint programme of 12 leading European research institutions -- has set up a new initiative, the Climate Refugee Policy Forum. This forum is designed as a web-based clearinghouse, open for everyone, for up-to-date information on climate refugees and climate-related migration, including academic studies, policy papers, conference announcements, and links to key organizations active in the field. bhupindert Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:03:54 +0000 climate change migration http://econ.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTRESEARCH/0,,contentMDK:20388241~menuPK:665266~pagePK:64165401~piPK:64165026~theSitePK:469382,00.html Variety of datasets that have been compiled for World Bank research. ian odonnell Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:50:32 +0000 conflict datasets development human development migration poverty rural trade urban world bank http://www.gechs.org/2008/09/30/report-disaster-risk-reduction-climate-change-adaptation-and-human/ In this report GECHS, in collaboration with several leading institutions within the climate change community, analyzes recent literatures on the human dimensions of climate change and the risk perspective. Recognition of the threats to human security associated with climate change has generated growing interest in the relationship between disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. There is an intuitive understanding that the two are closely linked, yet it has been difficult to elaborate a common framework for addressing disaster risk in the context of climate change. bhupindert Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:08:45 +0000 adaptation climate change conflict drr human security migration http://www.tulane.edu/~sociol/DisasterandMigration.html A conference hosted by Tulane University looking at Hurricane Katrina’s effects on New Orleans’ population. ian odonnell Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:32:48 +0000 disaster katrina migration northamerica recovery us http://medicine.plosjournals.org/archive/1549-1676/2/6/pdf/10.1371_journal.pmed.0020176-L.pdf "This article briefly highlights how the tsunami affected [Burmese migrant workers], exacerbating pre-existing difficulties in access to health care, and how Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is responding". ian odonnell Mon, 19 Sep 2005 20:53:14 +0000 asia health impact migration msf thailand tsunami