'Using data from the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) in the University of Louvain, the analysis in this paper identifies an underlying upward trend in the numbers of people affected by climate-related disasters since 1980, and makes a projection of the numbers that are likely to be affected by 2015. For the purpose of this analysis, six types of natural disaster types, as defined by CRED, are categorised as climate-related: droughts, extreme temperatures, wildfires, more...
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The global burden of drowning is overwhelmingly borne by those living in low and middle income countries. Drowning is greatest among children, which occurs in everyday life and within metres of the family home. Drowning as a result of disaster, whether that be through storm surges, flooding or transportation incident, accounts for many more lives.
The International Life Saving Federation is planning its next International Life Saving Conference in Danang, Vietnam, 10-13 May 2011. We are plann more...
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This paper projects that, by 2015, on average over 375 million people per year are likely to be affected by climate-related disasters. This is over 50 per cent more than were affected in an average year during the decade 1998–2007. Limitations in the quality and coverage of data currently available, coupled with the natural volatility in numbers affected in a given time frame, will limit the robustness of statistical forecasting models. Nonetheless, this analysis provides a broad-brush indicat more...
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This paper makes recommendations on how the security strategy of the international community should be changed in order to minimize the harm caused to Afghan civilians and reduce the disruption to development and humanitarian activities in the current environment in Afghanistan. Full paper in PDF format (414kb); Number of pages: 27p
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The plight of women in Iraq today has gone largely ignored, both within Iraqi society and by the international community. For more than five years, headlines have been dominated by political and social turmoil, the chaos of conflict and widespread violence. This has overshadowed the abysmal state of the civilian population’s day-to-day lives, a result of that very turmoil and violence.
Behind the headlines, essential services have collapsed, families have been torn apart and women in partic more...
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High food prices have brought into sharp focus an existing global food crisis that affects almost one billion people. Lasting solutions to the problem include adequate investment in agriculture, fairer trade, the redistribution of resources, and action on climate change.
But hungry people cannot be fed on the hope of long-term solutions. Governments, supported by aid agencies and donors, must act now to provide systematic emergency assistance and longer-term support to those in need, and to b more...
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This paper proposes a shift in the way emergency managers conceptualise Early Warning Systems. It argues from a background in mission critical systems, project management and business performance, and states that risk reduction and mitigation can not be achieved until the emphasis is placed on the leadership role of emergency management in providing an effective early warning capability. The paper argues that this can be done through the integration of the improvements in science and technology more...
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