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Date: Jun 2014

This study was born of a commitment to understanding cash transfers as a tool for providing emergency relief and the subsequent implications for World Vision. It draws on the growing volume of...

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This document aims to present an approach that will be readily understood by people working in all fields of development or humanitarian work. Viewing risk reduction as a goal or ongoing process...

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The terms and definitions in this glossary have been compiled from existing glossaries and other reference material available to the public, with a focus on their common usage and understanding...

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In this short paper Pelling builds on some assessment of the ways in which population interacts with urban disaster risk through demographic trends and urban settlement hierarchies.

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These guidelines aim to support the fieldworker in establishing the necessity for and overseeing the construction of multi-purpose buildings to be used in a range of emergency situations. The...

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Date: Feb 2014

This Network Paper explores the current and practice of contingency planning in humanitarian organisations. It sets out the key terms and concepts relating to contingency planning, explores the...

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Date: Feb 2014

This document is the report of the CBHA Learning Event, held in London on January the 25th, 2012. It briefly summarizes the four sessions of the day:

Session One - Overview of CBHA...

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This resource highlights the effects of housing on the mental health of older people in new zealand and covers the following topics: Background- Differences in tragectories of self reported mental...

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This presentation highlights how health trajectories and housing paths are linked and covers the following topics: Working with health capital; Housing as a health capital; Health and the housing...