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HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND THE TR

Humanitarian Assistance and the Transition Issue

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DHA Issues in Focus Series
18 Jul 1997
Using country studies, this publication gives clear insight into the issues of humanitarian assistance and the transition issue. The expert papers presented include discussions in such areas as: rehabilitation in Third World countries in Transition, humanitarian aid in the context of economic col...
DISASTERS AND DEVELOPMENT

Disasters and Development

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DHA Issues in Focus Series
18 Jul 1997
The linkage between disasters and development is well recognized, as is our growing ability to counter the threat. This publication offers an understanding of the devastating impacts of disasters and emergencies on development processes.
DISASTERS: ACTS OF NATURE ACTS OF

Disasters

Acts of Nature, Acts of Man?

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DHA Issues in Focus Series
18 Jul 1997
In the past decades, natural and human systems have grown greatly intertwined and the distinction between 'acts of Man' and 'acts of Nature' has become increasingly blurred. This publication discusses such areas as: what's natural about a disaster, resource depletion: nature strikes back, reconci...
CHERNOBYL: NO VISIBLE END TO THE M

Chernobyl

No Visible End to the Menace

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DHA Issues in Focus Series
18 Jul 1997
The number of humanitarian disasters vying for the world's attention has increased steadily in the last decade. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 shared many elements with more recent emergencies but in some aspects remains unique. This publication presents a collection of papers that gives ...
LAND MINES: FROM WORDS TO ACTION

Land Mines

From Words to Action

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DHA Issues in Focus Series
18 Jul 1997
The world community has come to realise that the clearance of land mines is essential. This publication addresses such areas as: education as an important link in clearance continuum, new technologies needed and demining and its cost. It also reviews the 1980 Convention.
EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS: THE

Emergency Telecommunications

The Vital Role of Telecommunications in Disaster Relief and Mitigation

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DHA Issues in Focus Series
18 Jul 1997
The success of disaster mitigation as well as disaster relief operations depends on teamwork and teamwork depends on communication. The areas of coverage in this publication include: the unrestricted use of telecommunications facilities before, during and after an emergency, emergency telecommuni...
AID UNDER FIRE: RELIEF AND DEVELOP

Aid Under Fire

Relief and Development in an Unstable World

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DHA Issues in Focus Series
18 Jul 1997