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Some ethical dilemmas in Humanitarian Assistance

Posted in Disaster Management, Uncategorized, tagged , on November 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »

The following two dilemmas where presented in a lecture by Anthony Land and are based on real life situations.
Adoption
A weak, malnourished woman dies in labour. The child is alive but its chances of survival seen minimal. with careful nursing from you, the child survives the first days, then weeks of life and seems to be [...]

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Better Programming Initiative

Posted in Disaster Management, tagged , , , on October 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The Better Programming Initiative (BPI) is a tool developed by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) with the aim of facilitating analysis of aid program impacts in a post-conflict area.

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Financial Crisis and Disasters

Posted in Art, Disaster Management, tagged , , , , , on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Cat and Girl has done it again! Not sure if this fits into disaster management or not but I think it is interesting if you look at cats disaster from a holistic/systems point of view. Nothing exists by itself.

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STAPLEE – The new black! (or it should be)

Posted in Disaster Management, tagged , , on October 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

STAPLEE is a cost/benefit analysis tool and includes considerations for Social, Technical, Administrative, Political, Legal, Environmental and Economic issues.

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Burundi: Floods – Sep 2008

Posted in Disaster Management, tagged , , , on October 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

For more information at ReliefWeb

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