Building resilience for all Public event | 17 May 2019 12:30 - 14:00 CEST At the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, we discuss building coherence across international policy agendas to ensure no one is left behind. Find out more
The potential of Nepal’s social security allowance schemes to support emergency flood response Research reports and studies | May 2019 | Rebecca Holmes, Fiona Samuels, Martin Evans, Anita Ghimire and John Twigg Assessing the use of cash-based responses through Nepal's existing social security allowance system to respond to emergencies. Downloads
Localising emergency preparedness and response through partnerships Research reports and studies | April 2019 | Caitlin Wake and Veronique Barbelet Lessons from Islamic Relief's exercise in localisation of aid, partnerships and capacity strengthening. Downloads
Scoping and design for taking forecast-based early action to scale: three case studies Working and discussion papers | April 2019 | Thomas Tanner, Lena Weingartner, Florence Pichon, Bill Gray, Kiswendsida Guigma, Jafar Iqbal, Simon Levine, David MacLeod, Khairun Nahar, Kaiser Rejve, Courtenay Cabot Venton, Catalina Jaime, Martin Todd and Stephen McDowell Three types of humanitarian financing-delivery systems and what they can teach us about scaling up mechanisms for forecast-based early action. Downloads
Child poverty, disasters and climate change: investigating relationships and implications over the life course of children Research reports and studies | March 2019 | Vidya Diwakar, Emma Lovell, Sarah Opitz-Stapleton, Andrew Shepherd and John Twigg Examining the links between child and adolescent poverty and climate- and natural hazard-related disasters at different stages of children's lives. Downloads
Protection in local response to disasters: challenges and insights from the Pacific region Working and discussion papers | October 2018 | Larissa Fast and Kate Sutton This framing paper explores the existing literature on protection and localisation in disasters, focusing on the Pacific. Downloads
Disability inclusion and disaster risk reduction: overcoming barriers to progress Briefing papers | July 2018 | John Twigg, Maria Kett and Emma Lovell This briefing note identifies five key challenges that must be addressed in order to promote disability inclusion in disaster risk reduction and response. Downloads
Managing risk and uncertainty Page | July 2018 Assessing the developmental impacts of environmental risks: from geophysical and weather extremes to the longer-term threats posed by sea-level rise. Find out more
Disaster risk reduction in Asia: a view from the Ministerial Conference Insight | 5 July 2018 | Katie Peters 'More than half of all climate-related disaster deaths in Asia between 1997 and 2016 occurred in the region’s four most fragile countries.' Read and comment
The role and vulnerabilities of older people in drought in East Africa: progress, challenges and opportunities for a more inclusive humanitarian response Research reports and studies | July 2018 | Veronique Barbelet and Fiona Samuels with Georgia Plank This study explores how humanitarian actors involved in drought crises can better include older men and women in their responses. Downloads
