Tags: development + disaster (30 bookmarks)

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  1. Results of a Special Evaluation Study by ADB's Independent Evaluation Department of ADB's policies and programs related to disaster risk management.
  2. A report of the Risk Response Network of the World Economic Forum that contains some very good analysis and illustration of risk issues, and particularly the nexuses of interaction between different risk factors.
  3. Issue of Focal Point newsletter from the Canadian Foundation for the Americas on development in Haiti. Articles available in both English and French.
  4. Web site featuring a collection of searchable Disaster Risk Management (DRM) City Profiles and Disaster Risk Management Sound Practices as well as a collection of other key references and documents for urban decision makers, city planners, residents and others who can contribute to the reduction of risk to urban society, environment, and economy.
  5. Christian Aid site for with interactive games and education and learning resources about disasters, development issues, and Christian Aid's work.
  6. Thesis paper by Stephanie Kipp that 'examine how and under which influencing factors a Third World Country can efficiently manage economic impacts from natural disasters'.
  7. "id21 communicates the latest UK-sourced international development research to policymakers & practitioners worldwide."
  8. Online discussion on the utility and feasibility of microfinance for addressing disaster-related recovery needs and risk reduction opportunities.
  9. A paper from the Humanitarian Practice Network at ODI about the future and challenges to innovation and change that face humanitarian organizations.
  10. "Drawing on an analysis of New Orleans' recent development history" this report "shows how the region's past development trends exacerbated the catastrophe, and suggests how the region might rise again on a better footing".

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