For the past two years, a team funded by the Department for International
Development (DFID) and managed by the British Red Cross has been
researching the work of NGOs in natural disaster mitigation and
preparedness.
The project’s outputs are now available online. They comprise:
1. An overview paper that draws together and summarises the research
findings.
2. A series of short case studies for project planners, illustrating
the range and nature of NGO work in this area, and highlighting key issues
arising. When it is complete, the series will contain between 15 and 20
case studies.
3. A research study of the mitigation/preparedness work of
international relief and development NGOs based in the UK, and the factors
affecting this.
4. Similar research studies of NGOs in Bangladesh, Nicaragua, the
Philippines and Zimbabwe.
These can be downloaded from the project’s web page:
http://www.redcross.org.uk - click on ‘Our Work’, then on ‘International
Activities’, and finally on ‘NGO Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness
Project’ (for the research reports and overview paper) or NGO Initiatives
in Risk Reduction (for the short case studies).
Questions and comments can be directed to the project’s email address
([log in to unmask]) or the research team leader, John Twigg
([log in to unmask]).
15 March 2001
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