This report reviews the latest science and evidence, and its role in disaster risk reduction (DRR). The report concludes that, despite increasing challenges ahead, it is possible to stabilise disaster impacts and save both lives and livelihoods given political leadership and concerted action by the wide range of stakeholders.Drivers of future disaster riskThe project considers ...» more
Library
This e-library contains more than 4500 external publications on governance, social development, conflict and humanitarian issues. It includes academic and grey literature selected for its basis in good quality research and coverage of a range of perspectives. Policy-oriented summaries of each document are provided, plus links to the full text.
The State of the Humanitarian System (2012 Edition)
This report presents a system-level mapping and analysis of the performance of international humanitarian assistance in contexts affected by disasters and conflict. It builds on the pilot report published in 2010. This 2012 edition finds: slowed but continued growth in human and financial resources; continued insufficiency of funding and gaps in coverage; modest improvements in ...» more
Responding to Urban Disasters: Learning from Previous Relief and Recovery Operations
The need for humanitarian response in urban areas is increasing with rapid urban growth, threats to cities from extreme weather and several other factors. However, urban areas present unique challenges in terms of complexity and scale with respect to humanitarian response. This is because many of the existing ways of working were originally developed to address rural crises, ...» more
Human Rights-Based Approaches to Development: Concepts, Evidence, and Policy
This paper assesses the benefits, risks, and limitations of human rights based approaches (HBRAs) to development, which can be catalogued on the basis of the institutional mechanisms they rely on: global compliance based on international and regional treaties; the policies and programming of donors and executive agencies; rights talk; and legal mobilisation. The paper briefly ...» more
Meeting the Urban Challenge: Adapting humanitarian efforts to an urban world
This report is based on the discussion held at the 27th Meeting of the Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP) and on a review of recent literature on humanitarian responses to urban crises. The document discusses the humanitarian response to rapid urbanisation and identifies ways in which the humanitarian system could learn ...» more