'An innovation lab for technologies designed to improve community resilience and save lives through early disease detection and rapid disaster response.'
'Adapting methodology from resilience theory in ecology' the article develops 'an empirical model of the response of the New York City public health ecosystem to sudden disaster'.
"id21 communicates the latest UK-sourced international development research to policymakers & practitioners worldwide."
Information on epidemiologic assessment of disaster impacts, needs assessments of community health, health of particularly vulnerable segments of affected populations, and broader public health consequences.
LifeStraw™ is a portable water purification tool that cleanses surface water and makes it safe for human consumption, requiring no electrical power or spare parts.
"This resource centre promotes sound practices in insurance provision through the exchange of knowledge and experience. Insurance is one tool to reduce the vulnerability of poor people."
Site promoting the Partner-Agent model of microinsurance, linking micro-finance institutions with regulated insurance companies to provide professional insurance products to the low-income market, while maintaining the risk with a regulated insurer.
Assessment of the Minimum Initial Service Package in Tsunami-affected Areas in Indonesia.
Outline of USAID post-tsunami programming in Indonesia focusing on relief and rehabilitation, the transition from camps to communities, rebuilding infrastructure and providing technical assistance for good governance and reconciliation.
