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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. Disasters virtual theme issue: Earthquakes

    Publication - Journal articles or issues - 27 January 2010
    various authors

    In the wake of the Haiti earthquake, this virtual issue presents Disasters articles on urban disaster recovery, cost effectiveness of disaster preparedness, post-earthquake delivery of relief and livelihood support, and survivor needs and the psychological impact of earthquakes.

  2. Ben Ramalingam

    The Haiti catastrophe: Lessons learned from previous operations

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 19 January 2010
    In a recent interview, the US government's two top envoys for the Haiti disaster response, former Presidents Clinton and Bush, urged that international aid efforts be accompanied by both patience and realistic expectations. This call – drawing on their respective experiences of the Indian Ocean Tsunami response, and more controversially, Hurricane Katrina – is a sensible one.

    International aid is not about making miracles happen.

  3. Haiti: what is needed for long-term recovery?

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 18 January 2010
    Ban Ki-moon is asking for patience as aid agencies grapple with the sheer enormity of the worst catastrophe in recent years. And journalists are asking why aid is not getting through on the scale needed, in a country where the very foundations of aid delivery have been shattered.

    The fact is that Haiti has been a humanitarian crisis for ten years, and enforced dependence on the outside world is partly to blame.

  4. The role of the affected state: A case study on the Peruvian earthquake response

    Publication - Discussion papers - 22 April 2008
    Samir Elhawary and Gerardo Castillo

    This study analyses the Peruvian state’s response to the earthquake and assesses its relationship with domestic non-governmental actors and the international community. The aim is to constructively reflect on the response in order to generate learning and policy recommendations that can help improve future responses.