The latest news, events, publications and other resources from the ODI on natural disasters. http://www.odi.org.uk/ en-uk Wed, 8 Feb 2012 23:45:51 GMT Copyright 2012, Overseas Development Institute (ODI). http://www.odi.org.uk/http://www.odi.org.uk/images/logos/odi-circle-text.gif http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/saz0YXNBjM8/details.asp Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:40:00 GMT This Background Note looks at research undertaken in recent years by disaster researchers on the complex role of institutional arrangements in shaping policy decisions. In doing so it identifies some key research issues that need to be addressed to promote the kind of institutional transformation required to deal with current and future climate extremes, including the need for more multidisciplinary perspectives on disaster risk management (DRM). <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6095&title=disaster-risk-management-political-economy-climate-change">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=saz0YXNBjM8:-_XF_wwhuME:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=saz0YXNBjM8:-_XF_wwhuME:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=saz0YXNBjM8:-_XF_wwhuME:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=saz0YXNBjM8:-_XF_wwhuME:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/saz0YXNBjM8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6095&title=disaster-risk-management-political-economy-climate-change http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/fznI7iboUWo/details.asp Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT This Background Note explores the concept of 'resilience' in relation to framing current thinking about sustainable futures and investigates whether a common definition and understanding can be reached and whether resilience can be translated into a practical set of tools and approaches. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6271&title=resilience-risk-management-climate-change">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=fznI7iboUWo:wOMy966wDAo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=fznI7iboUWo:wOMy966wDAo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=fznI7iboUWo:wOMy966wDAo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=fznI7iboUWo:wOMy966wDAo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/fznI7iboUWo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6271&title=resilience-risk-management-climate-change http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/7jfACdAoZJk/details.asp Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT This briefing paper reflects upon the use of systematic reviews in international development research. It attempts to identify where a systematic review approach adds value to development research and where it becomes problematic. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6260&title=systematic-review-slrc-international-development-research-methods">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=7jfACdAoZJk:BfFBCJt7_WA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=7jfACdAoZJk:BfFBCJt7_WA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=7jfACdAoZJk:BfFBCJt7_WA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=7jfACdAoZJk:BfFBCJt7_WA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/7jfACdAoZJk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6260&title=systematic-review-slrc-international-development-research-methods http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/N97sZZbcJIs/details.asp Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT 'Let us leave the anniversary for a human experience... And let us reflect as individuals on the fact that avoidable poverty continues to make people unnecessarily vulnerable to such tragedy'. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6252&title=haiti-2012-two-year-anniversary">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=N97sZZbcJIs:GDazn8T4-IM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=N97sZZbcJIs:GDazn8T4-IM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=N97sZZbcJIs:GDazn8T4-IM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=N97sZZbcJIs:GDazn8T4-IM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/N97sZZbcJIs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6252&title=haiti-2012-two-year-anniversary http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/G_GWzA-3qeY/details.asp Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT ‘There’s no question that dealing with the discomfort of uncertainty will be a key feature of life in 2012.' <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6246&title=alison-evans-odi-uncertainty-development-policy">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=G_GWzA-3qeY:nNPJaEKMqrs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=G_GWzA-3qeY:nNPJaEKMqrs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=G_GWzA-3qeY:nNPJaEKMqrs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=G_GWzA-3qeY:nNPJaEKMqrs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/G_GWzA-3qeY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6246&title=alison-evans-odi-uncertainty-development-policy http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/SxQB7G3b77U/issuetoc Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT Articles in the latest issue explore coping strategies and risk manageability, climate change adaptation, and the prevention of corruption in humanitarian assistance. For the full table of contents, or to subscribe or submit an article visit http://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/disa <P><a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/disa.2011.36.issue-1/issuetoc">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=SxQB7G3b77U:TmwgDaoPknE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=SxQB7G3b77U:TmwgDaoPknE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=SxQB7G3b77U:TmwgDaoPknE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=SxQB7G3b77U:TmwgDaoPknE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/SxQB7G3b77U" height="1" width="1"/> http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/disa.2011.36.issue-1/issuetoc http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/jJxtxEGzke4/details.asp Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/database/578-w80h80.jpg" width="80" height="80" alt="Bangui Bay Windmills, Philippines (Source: Storm Crypt, Flickr - Bangui Bay Windmills) " title="Bangui Bay Windmills, Philippines (Source: Storm Crypt, Flickr - Bangui Bay Windmills) " align="left" hspace="10" /> <div>ODI put forward research on key areas of our wider <a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/work/themes/details.asp?id=6&amp;title=climate-change">climate change</a> agenda - climate finance and adaptation. <a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/news/odi-on/details.asp?id=2784&amp;title=united-nations-framework-convention-climate-change-unfccc-17th-conference-parties#audio-video">Listen to post-conference analysis from ODI researchers</a>.  </div> <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/news/odi-on/details.asp?id=2784&title=united-nations-framework-convention-climate-change-unfccc-17th-conference-parties">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=jJxtxEGzke4:WiUPRLRdE7I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=jJxtxEGzke4:WiUPRLRdE7I:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=jJxtxEGzke4:WiUPRLRdE7I:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=jJxtxEGzke4:WiUPRLRdE7I:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/jJxtxEGzke4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/news/odi-on/details.asp?id=2784&title=united-nations-framework-convention-climate-change-unfccc-17th-conference-parties http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/1R5-gcXzbKk/details.asp Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 'Why is there such a remarkable lack of attention paid to the funding, policy and programming of climate change adaptation in conflict-affected and fragile contexts? Climate finance is a potentially vast resource that should be used to assist the most vulnerable communities.' <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6170&title=climate-change-conflict-climate-finance">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=1R5-gcXzbKk:m9zaizGecPM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=1R5-gcXzbKk:m9zaizGecPM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=1R5-gcXzbKk:m9zaizGecPM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=1R5-gcXzbKk:m9zaizGecPM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/1R5-gcXzbKk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/opinion/details.asp?id=6170&title=climate-change-conflict-climate-finance http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/XWVTRmy8PNc/details.asp Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/covers/6138.png" alt="Exploring the impact of climate change on children in South Africa" title="Exploring the impact of climate change on children in South Africa" width="80" align="left" hspace="10" /> The study highlights the likely impact of climate change on children’s health, education, nutrition, safety and access to adequate housing and sanitation in South Africa – both directly and indirectly. The study presents a body of evidence that South Africa’s climate is already changing. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6138&title=exploring-impact-climate-change-children-south-africa">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=XWVTRmy8PNc:JYi2MUc9pVI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=XWVTRmy8PNc:JYi2MUc9pVI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=XWVTRmy8PNc:JYi2MUc9pVI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=XWVTRmy8PNc:JYi2MUc9pVI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/XWVTRmy8PNc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6138&title=exploring-impact-climate-change-children-south-africa http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/EcFV0T8G26w/few-nations-doing-enough-to-protect-people-from-extreme-weather-ipcc-author Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:00:00 GMT <P><a href="http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/few-nations-doing-enough-to-protect-people-from-extreme-weather-ipcc-author">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=EcFV0T8G26w:_wyvoq4kcF8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=EcFV0T8G26w:_wyvoq4kcF8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=EcFV0T8G26w:_wyvoq4kcF8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=EcFV0T8G26w:_wyvoq4kcF8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/EcFV0T8G26w" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/few-nations-doing-enough-to-protect-people-from-extreme-weather-ipcc-author http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/dVjeGAH96MI/ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 'Smart development and economic policies will need to consider changing disaster risk as a core component unless ever more money, assets and people are to be washed away with the coming flood.' <P><a href="http://cdkn.org/2011/11/ipcc-srex/">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=dVjeGAH96MI:vshK3uYAwmw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=dVjeGAH96MI:vshK3uYAwmw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=dVjeGAH96MI:vshK3uYAwmw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=dVjeGAH96MI:vshK3uYAwmw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/dVjeGAH96MI" height="1" width="1"/> http://cdkn.org/2011/11/ipcc-srex/ http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/fJyEQ86XZho/details.asp Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:10:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/covers/6018.png" alt="Preparing for the future? understanding the influence of development interventions on adaptive capacity at local level in Ethiopia" title="Preparing for the future? understanding the influence of development interventions on adaptive capacity at local level in Ethiopia" width="80" align="left" hspace="10" /> Recognising the complex relationship between climate and development, this paper provides a synthesis of key findings from the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance’s (ACCRA) research in Ethiopia which explored how development interventions impact on adaptive capacity at the local level in Ethiopia. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6018&title=local-adaptive-capacity-lac-climate-change-development">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=fJyEQ86XZho:w1eWWGlVeqA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=fJyEQ86XZho:w1eWWGlVeqA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=fJyEQ86XZho:w1eWWGlVeqA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=fJyEQ86XZho:w1eWWGlVeqA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/fJyEQ86XZho" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6018&title=local-adaptive-capacity-lac-climate-change-development http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/osVjOSboV6s/details.asp Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/covers/6017.png" alt="Preparing for the future in Uganda: understanding the influence of development interventions on adaptive capacity at the local level" title="Preparing for the future in Uganda: understanding the influence of development interventions on adaptive capacity at the local level" width="80" align="left" hspace="10" /> This research report by the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) seeks to explore how existing Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Social Protection and Sustainable Livelihood interventions impact on adaptive capacity at the local level in Uganda. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6017&title=preparing-future-uganda-understanding-influence-development-interventions-adaptive-capacity-at-local-level">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=osVjOSboV6s:Aj3WE1An65E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=osVjOSboV6s:Aj3WE1An65E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=osVjOSboV6s:Aj3WE1An65E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=osVjOSboV6s:Aj3WE1An65E:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/osVjOSboV6s" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=6017&title=preparing-future-uganda-understanding-influence-development-interventions-adaptive-capacity-at-local-level http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/jRQw18eYthY/issuetoc Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT This theme issue explores how the impacts of economic crises are transmitted to children's experiences of poverty and well-being, and how these impacts can be mediated by the policy responses of international and national actors. <P><a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dpr.2011.29.issue-5/issuetoc">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=jRQw18eYthY:-_BRCjPcWG0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=jRQw18eYthY:-_BRCjPcWG0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img 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href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=lpQI7ZD2if0:veRyTYozXxc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=lpQI7ZD2if0:veRyTYozXxc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=lpQI7ZD2if0:veRyTYozXxc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/lpQI7ZD2if0" height="1" width="1"/> http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201107281163.html http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/NwxQ392MGBg/Analysis--Horn-of-Africa-aid-must-also-build-longterm-resilience Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:00:00 GMT <P><a href="http://www.speroforum.com/a/57740/Analysis--Horn-of-Africa-aid-must-also-build-longterm-resilience">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=NwxQ392MGBg:b6RlL1CTQ9M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img 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and expatriate health care professionals in humanitarian work. For the full table of contents, or to subscribe or submit an article to Disasters, visit wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/disa <P><a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/disa.2011.35.issue-3/issuetoc">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=O1uDK2QVAqs:xdfoS6yIGn0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=O1uDK2QVAqs:xdfoS6yIGn0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=O1uDK2QVAqs:xdfoS6yIGn0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=O1uDK2QVAqs:xdfoS6yIGn0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/O1uDK2QVAqs" height="1" width="1"/> http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/disa.2011.35.issue-3/issuetoc http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/ML08p5P7ue8/report.aspx Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:00:00 GMT <P><a href="http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93106">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=ML08p5P7ue8:Ga-eQXf9i3g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=ML08p5P7ue8:Ga-eQXf9i3g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=ML08p5P7ue8:Ga-eQXf9i3g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=ML08p5P7ue8:Ga-eQXf9i3g:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/ML08p5P7ue8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93106 http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/Np9N7lPivH0/details.asp Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/covers/5833.png" alt="Cause for hope? DFID’s response to the Humanitarian Emergency Response Review" title="Cause for hope? DFID’s response to the Humanitarian Emergency Response Review" width="80" align="left" hspace="10" /> The British government’s humanitarian aid policy seems set for some significant changes following DFID’s response to the Humanitarian Emergency Response Review (HERR), delivered on 15 June. This HPG Briefing Note examines DFID’s key policy commitments and assesses whether they give cause for hope. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=5833&title=humanitarian-policy-group-herr-dfid-emergency-response-review">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=Np9N7lPivH0:0JX9jhG7U4w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=Np9N7lPivH0:0JX9jhG7U4w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=Np9N7lPivH0:0JX9jhG7U4w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=Np9N7lPivH0:0JX9jhG7U4w:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/Np9N7lPivH0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=5833&title=humanitarian-policy-group-herr-dfid-emergency-response-review http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/g609-EcQzmg/virtual_issue__refugees_and_the_displaced.htm Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT This special issue features a selection of the most relevant and original articles about refugee and displacement issues published by Disasters over the past 35 years to mark the 60th anniversary of the UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. <P><a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1467-7717/homepage/virtual_issue__refugees_and_the_displaced.htm">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=g609-EcQzmg:GU6OlfoHoCA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=g609-EcQzmg:GU6OlfoHoCA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=g609-EcQzmg:GU6OlfoHoCA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=g609-EcQzmg:GU6OlfoHoCA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/g609-EcQzmg" height="1" width="1"/> http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1467-7717/homepage/virtual_issue__refugees_and_the_displaced.htm http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/aGL7mQC7k4A/58475.aspx Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT With anticipation and resilience in mind, Tom Mitchell assesses the recent response to the Humanitarian Emergency Response Review in this ODI Blog. <P><a href="http://blogs.odi.org.uk/blogs/main/archive/2011/06/17/58475.aspx">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=aGL7mQC7k4A:ZZuulZ95OGo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=aGL7mQC7k4A:ZZuulZ95OGo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=aGL7mQC7k4A:ZZuulZ95OGo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=aGL7mQC7k4A:ZZuulZ95OGo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/aGL7mQC7k4A" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.odi.org.uk/blogs/main/archive/2011/06/17/58475.aspx http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/lZEwJXBPl3g/details.asp Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/database/519-w80h80.jpg" width="80" height="80" alt="UKAid - DFID Logistics Officer helps to load a pallet of humanitarian aid to Pakistan (Source: Defence Images, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/defenceimages/4875470263) " title="UKAid - DFID Logistics Officer helps to load a pallet of humanitarian aid to Pakistan (Source: Defence Images, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/defenceimages/4875470263) " align="left" hspace="10" /> <div><div>Lord Paddy Ashdown, parliamentarians and leading humanitarians debate the government’s response to the Humanitarian Emergency Response Review.  Lord Ashdown will be joined by members of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Overseas Development (APGOOD) and David Laws, MP will chair the event.  </div></div> <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=2681&title=between-humanity-catastrophe-dfids-response-humanitarian-emergency-response-review">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=lZEwJXBPl3g:PMs241rss80:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=lZEwJXBPl3g:PMs241rss80:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=lZEwJXBPl3g:PMs241rss80:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=lZEwJXBPl3g:PMs241rss80:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/lZEwJXBPl3g" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=2681&title=between-humanity-catastrophe-dfids-response-humanitarian-emergency-response-review http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/nBKutgQu4MA/details.asp Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/covers/5792.png" alt="Climate change, disasters and electricity generation" title="Climate change, disasters and electricity generation" width="80" align="left" hspace="10" /> This report urges governments and energy companies to re-think their energy infrastructure in light of changing disaster risks due to climate change. It finds that unless governments and energy suppliers improve their planning for natural disasters, lives could be lost, economies damaged and ecosystems destroyed. <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=5792&title=climate-change-disasters-electricity-generation">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=nBKutgQu4MA:Ag9WnlYotnA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=nBKutgQu4MA:Ag9WnlYotnA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=nBKutgQu4MA:Ag9WnlYotnA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=nBKutgQu4MA:Ag9WnlYotnA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/nBKutgQu4MA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=5792&title=climate-change-disasters-electricity-generation http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/a89sJgPdzjQ/details.asp Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/database/519-w80h80.jpg" width="80" height="80" alt="UKAid - DFID Logistics Officer helps to load a pallet of humanitarian aid to Pakistan (Source: Defence Images, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/defenceimages/4875470263) " title="UKAid - DFID Logistics Officer helps to load a pallet of humanitarian aid to Pakistan (Source: Defence Images, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/defenceimages/4875470263) " align="left" hspace="10" /> <div><div>How can humanitarian organisations best work together to achieve optimum humanitarian outcomes? This event launches the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.odihpn.org/report.asp?id=3217">50th edition of Humanitarian Exchange</a>, the theme of which is humanitarian partnerships.</div></div> <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=2690&title=humanitarian-partnerships">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=a89sJgPdzjQ:f-CWNEjmNJg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=a89sJgPdzjQ:f-CWNEjmNJg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=a89sJgPdzjQ:f-CWNEjmNJg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=a89sJgPdzjQ:f-CWNEjmNJg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/a89sJgPdzjQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/events/details.asp?id=2690&title=humanitarian-partnerships http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~3/X8CuXiW1_uk/details.asp Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT <img src="http://www.odi.org.uk/images/database/471-w80h80.jpg" width="80" height="80" alt="European flags flying in front of the Berlaymont (Source: TPCOM, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpcom/3246111473/) " title="European flags flying in front of the Berlaymont (Source: TPCOM, Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpcom/3246111473/) " align="left" hspace="10" /> <div><div><p>The next European Report on Development (ERD), which ODI will produce together with partners, will research effective natural resources management for sustainable and inclusive growth.</p></div></div> <P><a href="http://www.odi.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=344&title=effective-natural-resources-management-sustainable-inclusive-growth">View full details</a></P><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=X8CuXiW1_uk:Frc2Y4HkLeI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=X8CuXiW1_uk:Frc2Y4HkLeI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?i=X8CuXiW1_uk:Frc2Y4HkLeI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.odi.org.uk/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?a=X8CuXiW1_uk:Frc2Y4HkLeI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ODI_NaturalDisasters?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ODI_NaturalDisasters/~4/X8CuXiW1_uk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.odi.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=344&title=effective-natural-resources-management-sustainable-inclusive-growth