Addressing humanitarian effectiveness
Southasiadisasters.net issue no. 121 - December 2014
This issue contains articles and opinions that actively discuss the theme of humanitarian effectiveness. It covers among many topics - education and disaster risk reduction (DRR) in a school safety management information system; evaluating the effectiveness of finance for community–based adaptation; the unequal level of access to opportunities for adolescent girls facing climate change.
Full of thought provoking pieces, this issue not only raises the issue of redefining effectiveness in humanitarian action but also highlights good instances of effective humanitarian action from the field. Comprehensive in its scope, the present issue of Southasiadisasters.net is an attempt to capture the opinions of experts and practitioners from the field of humanitarian action on the theme of humanitarian effectiveness. This issue will no doubt prove to be a valuable resource to the consultative process for the World Humanitarian Summit.
This 121st issue of Southasiadisasters.net is titled ‘Addressing Humanitarian Effectiveness’ content includes: (i) what is effectiveness? it depends on where you are…; (ii) evaluating the effectiveness of finance for community–based adaptation; (iii) unequal access to opportunities: adolescent girls face the brunt of climate change; (iv) building leadership: what it takes in a humanitarian context; (v) education and DRR: school safety management information system; (vi) heat wave in Indonesia: a short review; (vii) tools used by Groupe URD to involve communities in the evaluation of humanitarian action; (viii) emerging opportunities in DRR – climate change and the role of the engineer; (ix) a window to charity in China; (x) stabilizing Mali in the aftermath of a multidimensional crisis; (xi) ALNAP'S research work: 2013–2014 highlights