The livelihoods of an estimated 12 million people are currently under threat in the Horn of Africa and nearly 4 million people in Somalia alone are in need of life-saving assistance. Although the world produces more than enough food to feed everyone, in 2011 almost 1 billion people will go hungry. This event is the UK launch of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies' (IFRC) annual World Disasters Report (WDR). This year the report focuses on global issues of hunger and malnutrition.
A community vulnerability analysis involving the women of Thaung Tan village, Myanmar, is one of many disaster risk reduction activities being undertaken in Dedayer township. The town’s disaster risk reduction work includes developing community risk reduction action plans, raising public awareness, first aid practice, installing radios to provide early warning and building facilities such as bridges and jetties.
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At this timely event, as the results of the South Sudan referendum begin to emerge, senior NCP and SPLM commentators from Abyei discuss the future of the region.
This January, the people of Southern Sudan vote in an historic referendum to decide whether the South should remain part of a united Sudan or whether it should secede and become the world’s newest sovereign state. To mark the referendum, ODI has produced a number of resources looking at the development and humanitarian status of Southern Sudan.
This January, the people of Southern Sudan vote in an historic referendum to decide whether the South should remain part of a united Sudan or whether it should secede and become the world’s newest sovereign state. To mark the referendum, ODI has produced a number of resources looking at the development and humanitarian status of Southern Sudan.
Amongst other subjects, articles in the latest issue explore crime, continuity and social change following Hurricane Katrina, disaster risk reduction and 'built in' resilience, and information technology and emergency management. For the full table of contents, or to subscribe or submit an article, please visit wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/disa
This HPG Policy Brief summarises the findings of research examining the links between protection and livelihoods in conflict. Based on case studies in Chechnya, Darfur, the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) and Sri Lanka, the study explores the inter-connections between protection and livelihoods in terms of the threats people face and their actions in response