Overview

This report offers a contribution towards a more professional response to disasters worldwide. Drawing on the experience and expertise of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the world's oldest and largest disaster agency, the report provides an analysis and discussion of modern disaster trends, supported throughout by facts and statistics. It covers in particular the following key features: the regional distribution of disasters and the main issues relating to disaster response; trends in the changing nature of disasters; the causes and effects of today's disasters and the vulnerability of certain groups of people to such events; common questions raised and misconceptions held about disasters; the impact and effects of the main common types of disasters, and an examination of how such events have been tackled; various disaster definitions, developed to assist disaster analysis and research; a compilation of global disaster statistics, prepared by the Brussels-based Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED; a full listing of organizations involved in disasters worldwide. Aimed to be a useful source of reference on disaster issues for governments, local authorities and indigenous community groups, this report should also be of practical value to relief agencies.

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Author:   Red Cross
Publisher:   Kluwer Law International
Imprint:   Kluwer Law International
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Width: 21.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.472kg
ISBN:  

9789041100382

ISBN 10:   9041100385
Pages:   180
Publication Date:   01 April 1995
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. List of Illustrations. Introduction. Section One: Key Issues. 1. Addressing Humanitarian Needs Around Conflicts. 2. UN Sanctions and the Humanitarian Crisis. Section Two: Methodologies. 3. Doing the Right Thing: Why Good Practice? 4. Turning Early Warning into Livelihood Monitoring. 5. Evaluation: Measuring Effects not Process. Section Three: The Year In Disasters 1994. 6. International Federation Needs and Appeals. 7. Rwanda: Dilemmas of a Total Disaster. 8. Mozambique: Back to Tough Times. 9. Bangladesh: How to Survive a Cyclone. 10. Ethiopia: Ten Years on, Could it Starve Again? Section Four: Disasters Database. 11. Meeting the Need for Systematic Data. 12. Early Warning Systems: A Selective Guide. 13. International Federation Delegation Network. 14. National Societies: The Global Reach. 15. Information Sources and Further Reading. 16. Signatories to the Code of Conduct. The International Federation on the Internet. World Disasters Report Publications Information. World Disasters Report Publications Order Form. Advertisers. Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

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