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Humanitarian action is both misunderstood and contentious. The lack of clarity and consensus regarding its purpose and principles has direct, and sometimes tragic, operational implication.'

'There is increasing recognition that the conservation and sustainable management of forests depend on a consensus in society over the rules and regulations under which forest goods are processed. However, despite the widespread promotion of forest...

The Southern Africa humanitarian crisis that came to international attention in 2002 stemmed from an expansion of existing chronic food insecurity rather than a sudden disaster. In this, it offers useful lessons for how to manage such crises, which are...

'The offshoring of services from the richer industrial countries – by which services are relocated to other countries – can offer important opportunities to developing countries. But in order to realise these, they need to fight for export opportunities...

'Sometimes it seems that researchers and policy makers live in parallel universes. Researchers cannot understand why there is resistance to policy change despite clear and convincing evidence'.