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09-09-2006, 07:14 PM
“ The flow of information throughout the disaster cycle is crucial for effective humanitarian operations. This year's report, with illuminating examples from before, during and after emergencies, will be welcomed by practitioners and policy-makers. ”
John Mitchell, Head of ALNAP (Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action)
The World Disasters Report 2005 focuses on information in disasters
People need information as much as water, food, medicine or ****ter. Information can save lives, livelihoods and resources. It may be the only form of disaster preparedness that the most vulnerable can afford. The right kind of information leads to a deeper understanding of needs and ways to respond. The wrong information can lead to inappropriate, even dangerous interventions.
Information bestows power. Lack of information can make people victims of disaster. Do aid organizations use information to accumulate power for themselves or to empower others? The report calls on agencies to focus less on gathering information for their own needs and more on exchanging information with the people they seek to support.
The World Disasters Report 2005 features:
Data or dialogue? The role of information in disasters
Hurricane early warning in the Caribbean
Locusts in West Africa: early warning, late response
Information black hole in Aceh
Sharing information for tsunami recovery in South Asia
Humanitarian media coverage in the digital age
Radio in Afghanistan: challenging perceptions, changing behaviour
Disaster data: key databases, trends and statistics
Plus: photos, tables, maps, graphics, Red Cross Red Crescent contacts and index
Published annually since 1993, the World Disasters Report brings together the latest trends, facts and analysis of contemporary crises – whether 'natural' or human-made, quick-onset or chron
John Mitchell, Head of ALNAP (Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action)
The World Disasters Report 2005 focuses on information in disasters
People need information as much as water, food, medicine or ****ter. Information can save lives, livelihoods and resources. It may be the only form of disaster preparedness that the most vulnerable can afford. The right kind of information leads to a deeper understanding of needs and ways to respond. The wrong information can lead to inappropriate, even dangerous interventions.
Information bestows power. Lack of information can make people victims of disaster. Do aid organizations use information to accumulate power for themselves or to empower others? The report calls on agencies to focus less on gathering information for their own needs and more on exchanging information with the people they seek to support.
The World Disasters Report 2005 features:
Data or dialogue? The role of information in disasters
Hurricane early warning in the Caribbean
Locusts in West Africa: early warning, late response
Information black hole in Aceh
Sharing information for tsunami recovery in South Asia
Humanitarian media coverage in the digital age
Radio in Afghanistan: challenging perceptions, changing behaviour
Disaster data: key databases, trends and statistics
Plus: photos, tables, maps, graphics, Red Cross Red Crescent contacts and index
Published annually since 1993, the World Disasters Report brings together the latest trends, facts and analysis of contemporary crises – whether 'natural' or human-made, quick-onset or chron