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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
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  1. Kenya airways
    Kenya airways

    Plane wings at Jomo Kenyatta Airport
    License: Creative Commons
    Credit: Flickr/Ollipitkanen
    Source: Flickr

    International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development Dialogues: trade policy, climate change and environmental sustainability

    Event - Workshop - 19 - 20 September 2013
    This workshop looked at ecological changes in the Caribbean region associated with climate change from an economic and trade perspective. The aim of this workshop was to strengthen the capacity of governmental and non-governmental agencies to analyse and assess the trade and climate change governance scenario, formulate negotiation positions and identify strategic options to inform policy-making. Jodie Keane, research fellow with the International Economic Development Group presented on the implications of the inclusion of the aviation industry in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and options for the region to consider. Jodie spoke of the strategic importance of marrying the liberalization of environmental goods and services with a strategy for low carbon competitiveness.
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  4. Urban resident, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
    Urban resident, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

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    Credit: British Red Cross Society
    Source: British Red Cross Society

    Learning from the city: humanitarian action in urban areas

    Event - Public event - 19 April 2013 12:30 - 14:30 (GMT+01 (BST))
    With rapid urbanisation taking place on a global scale, urban areas are increasingly affected by humanitarian emergencies. Amid the growing recognition of the need to address the operational implications of urban risk and vulnerability in the humanitarian sector, this event will launch the British Red Cross’ recent study on humanitarian action in urban areas: Learning from the city.
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  6. Civil-military coordination in natural disasters: Americas region

    Event - Round-table - 7 March 2013 09:00 - 12:00 (GMT-04)

    This roundtable aims to bring together various stake holders from the UN, humanitarian agencies, regional bodies, government representatives, military, police and security bodies to explore policy and operational debates relating to civil-military coordina tion in disaster management in the Americas region.

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  8. Can more aid stay in Haiti and other fragile settings? How local investment can strengthen governments and economies

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 27 November 2012
    United Nations Office of the Special Envoy for Haiti
    Since 2009, the Office of the Special Envoy for Haiti (OSE) has examined the nuts and bolts of how aid is delivered to Haiti. This report presents an analysis of how aid was channeled from donors to the primary recipient. Lilianne Fan of the Humanitarian Policy Group provided written contributions to this report.
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