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Survivor needs or logistical convenience? Factors shaping decisions to deliver relief to earthquake-affected communities, Pakistan 2005-06

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In Bureaucratizing the Good Samaritan, Waters (2001) argues that bureaucratic rationality distracts humanitarian agencies from the needs of the people they are supposed to assist, in favour of other values that their institutional frameworks dictate. We test his claim by investigating the response to the Pakistan 2005 earthquake. One of us (Dittemore) worked with the United Nations Joint Logistics Centre in the theatre, managing a relief cargo shipment database. The response, known as more...

Added by Joanna Adcock to Disaster Prevention & Response on April 27, 2009

An Earthquake Preparedness Guide

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Usually Earthquakes don’t kill people, unsafe building do. Almost 60% of the land area in India is susceptible to damaging levels seismic hazard. Future earthquakes can’t be avoided, but preparedness and safe building construction practices can certainly reduce the extent of damage and loss. To take necessary action it is mandatory for citizen to have elementary knowledge of what is an earthquake, force acting on structures, remedial measures to be taken for structural safety and knowledge of more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on February 19, 2009

Responding to earthquakes 2008: learning from earthquake relief and recovery operations

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This briefing paper provides a distillation of the learning from thirty years of humanitarian response to earthquakes, looking at preparedness, relief and recovery. The paper is intended for operational decision-makers and relief programme managers working in the response to such sudden-onset natural disasters. Disaster-risk reduction is a long-term investment. The immediate post-disaster context provides fertile ground for planting the seeds of risk- reduction strategies. However, these more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on January 20, 2009

HPG Working Paper • April 2008, The role of the affected state: a case study on the Peruvian earthquake response

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'This study is based on a review of relevant literature and a short field visit to Peru in January 2008. Interviews were carried out with key stakeholders and two workshops organised in Lima and Pisco with individuals from government bodies, donor governments, humanitarian agencies and other civil society organisations. Many of the issues discussed are politically sensitive, and individuals and organisations at times remain anonymous. The report begins by outlining the structure of the state more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on November 10, 2008

What to Do Before an Earthquake

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Earthquakes strike suddenly, violently and without warning. Identifying potential hazards ahead of time and advance planning can reduce the dangers of serious injury or loss of life from an earthquake. Repairing deep plaster cracks in ceilings and foundations, anchoring overhead lighting fixtures to the ceiling, and following local seismic building standards, will help reduce the impact of earthquakes. Six Ways to Plan Ahead: • Check for Hazards in the Home • Identify Safe Places Indoors more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on November 05, 2008

60 killed in Kyrgyzstan earthquake

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BISHKEK, Oct 6, 2008 (AFP) - A strong earthquake hit Kyrgyzstan close to the country's border with China, killing 60 people and setting off a race to help a remote village where victims were concentrated, officials said Monday. The quake late Sunday measured a magnitude 6.6, according to the US Geogolical Survey (USGS) and destruction was concentrated on Alaisky district on the the mountainous border. At least one big aftershock was also reported. 'According to preliminary figures, 60 more...

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on October 06, 2008

5.6 magnitude earthquake jolts most parts of Bangladesh

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A earthquake measuring 5.6 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted most parts of Bangladesh early Sunday with some students from Dhaka University were injured.

Added by Zunia to Disaster Prevention & Response on July 27, 2008

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