Overview

Drawing on case histories of emergency relief programmes that have successfully promoted development, the book offers guidelines for fashioning assistance programmes designed to counter the effects of both natural and human-caused disasters. The authors argue that relief efforts must support and enhance existing capacities and they present an analytical framework for assessing the characteristics and needs of afflicted communities.

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Author:   Mary Anderson ,  Peter J Woodrow
Publisher:   Practical Action Publishing
Imprint:   Practical Action Publishing
Edition:   Annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.70cm
Weight:   0.468kg
ISBN:  

9781853394393

ISBN 10:   1853394394
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   15 December 1998
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I Lessons Learned and Guidelines for Program Design Introduction to Part I: Thinking Development in a World of Disasters 1 A Framework for Analyzing Capacities and Vulnerabilities 9 2 First Decisions in Programming The Decision to Intervene, 27 North-Sou th Partnerships in Disaster Relief, 35 3 The Context of Programming 39 The Political Con text, e39 The international Policy Context, 42 Information Is Power or Who Needs to Know What? 44 4 Dimensions of Programming The Myth of Speed, 49 Scale of Program, 52 Duration of Programming, 54 5 People and Programming Project Participants, 61 Women and Gender Considerations, 66 The Uprooted: Refugees as a Special Case? 68 6 Approaches to Programming Personnel (When a Northern NGO In terveiies), 75 Expertise, 79 Education and Training, 83 7 Cooperation and Accountability in Programming Coordination with Other Agencies, 89 Monitoring and Evaluation, 92 8 Closing the Gap Between Principles, Policies, and Practice Part I1 IRDP Case Histories Introduction to Part 11: Background and Development of IRDP Case Histories 9 Wollo Rehabilitation and Disaster Prevention Projects: Wollo, Ethiopia 10 Ethiopia Emergency Program: Yifat na Timugo, Ethiopia 11 Proyecto Nueva Vida Armero: Armero, Colombia 12 Cereal Banks in Burkiqa Faso: Food Security, Drought, and Development 13 Kordofan Agroforestry Extension Project: Northern Kordofan, Sudan 14 Earthquake Housing Reconstruction and Rural Development: Joyabaj, Quiche, Guatemala 15 Local Resource Management Project: Santo Domingo, Albay, Bicol Region, Philippines 16 Qala en Nahal Refugee Settlement Project: Eastern Sudan 17 Nomad Program: T i Aicha, Mali 18 Promotion of Health Care Among Khmer Refugees: Greenhill Site B, Surin, Thailand 19 Northeast Thailand Project: Surin, Thailand Appendix A: Annotated List ofAdditiona1 IRDP Case Histories Appendix B: Bibliography

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Mary B. Anderson is President of the Collaborative for Development Action, Inc., a small consulting firm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. An economist, Mary Anderson has specialized in: rural development strategies that build on local capacities; gender analysis in development programming; the relationships between emergency relief assistance and long-term development; and educational policies as these affect access to primary education in developing countries Peter Woodrow is Project Co-Director of the Collaborative for Development Action, Inc.

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