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At national level in most developing countries, hygiene and sanitation do not yet receive much attention, despite important health implications. The aim of this report is to explore the underlying...
This report presents the findings of research into the risks to delivery of WASH results posed by climate change in Africa, drawing on rapid case study reviews of WASH programming in Malawi,...
The purpose of this report is to analyse the extent to which gender-specific economic and social risks inform PSNP programme design and implementation, with the aim of informing ongoing...
This paper examines the challenges facing the protracted crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo as they relate to the international response in eastern DRC, with a particular focus on the...
This paper summarises ongoing work to develop and implement systems of community-based planning in Uganda, South Africa, Ghana and Zimbabwe. The approach has generated planning methodologies which...
As part of HelpAge International’s project on advancing the rights and protection of conflictaffected older South Sudanese migrants in Ethiopia, Uganda and South Sudan, HelpAge commissioned the...
Conflict, displacement, food insecurity and poverty make affected populations more vulnerable to HIV transmission. However, the common assumption that this vulnerability necessarily translates...
When MSF first met to discuss the impact and implications of the drought in Mozambique, it became clear that the information available on the situation at the district level was subjective and...
This case study examines the role of the affected state in humanitarian action. The following sections of this report provide a brief overview of the disaster itself and place this within the...
This background note addresses the cost effectiveness of investing in resilience when compared with approaches that rely exclusively on ex-post response and recovery, and the lack of funding...