Essays about: "OCHA"

Found 5 essays containing the word OCHA.

1. 1. From Recognition to Adaptation: How does Forecasting relate to International Aid Funding in Food Security?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Matthias Grawehr; Þórarinn Gunnarsson; [2019]
   Keywords : Forecasting; Food Insecurity; Famine; Funding; FEWS NET; Disaster Risk Reduction; Early Warning System; Complexity; Recognition; Adaptation; Technology and Engineering; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The importance of early adaptation to reduce the impact of recognized risks has been underlined in recent years as featured aspect of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Sendai Framework for Action. The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between forecasted food insecurity levels and allocated funding directed at food security. READ MORE

3. 2. Four Years of Conflict: Analysis of the Violence and the Humanitarian Response in Yemen

   University essay from

   Author : Wiebke Hess; [2019]
   Keywords : Yemen; Violence; Galtung’s Triangle of Violence; Structural Violence; Direct Violence; Humanitarian Response; 2019 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan YHRP ; Humanitarian Principles; Neutrality;

   Abstract : Due to the ongoing conflict between the Houthi rebels and the Yemeni government supported by a Saudi-led coalition of nine countries, the civilians in the country have already been exposed to violence for four years. According to the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), the current situation in Yemen is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. READ MORE

4. 3. Inclusion of Evidence-Based Approach to Humanitarian Needs Assessment in Flash Appeals

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Esa Kukkonen; [2018]
   Keywords : Evidence; evidence base; evidence-based approach; Flash Appeal; funding humanitarian crises; humanitarian needs assessment; sudden-onset emergencies; General Works;

   Abstract : According to the humanitarian principle of impartiality, decisions on what to fund in humanitarian crises should be based on a clear identification and prioritization of need. However, both the donors and responders have been reported to not act solely based on the needs. READ MORE

5. 4. Engaging in Emergency Preparedness in a Shifting Humanitarian Landscape: OCHA’s Advantages & Challenges

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Lana Garrels; [2017]
   Keywords : OCHA; Capacity development; Shifting humanitarian landscape; Emergency preparedness; Humanitarian-development nexus; New Way of Working; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The humanitarian landscape experiences shifts towards local ownership of operations, increasing attention on the humanitarian-development nexus and the resilience paradigm in a New Way of Working, rising importance of regional and private actors, and pushes for changes in the landscape’s financial architecture. Emergency preparedness is a bridging element in these trends. READ MORE

6. 5. Integrating environment into humanitarian risk - Development and use of an environmental emergency risk index to inform capacity development interventions

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI); Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Josefin Henriksen; Heidi Sillanpää; [2014]
   Keywords : index; indicators; risk perception; risk; environmental emergency; weighting; normalisation; aggregation; transformation; hazards; vulnerability; capacity; InfoRM; EER Index; natural hazards; technological hazards; EPI; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : This master thesis is an attempt to investigate to what extent the Environmental Emergency Risk Index (EER Index), which was recently developed by the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit (JEU), fit field staff and expert perceptions of environmental emergency risk. The findings reveal that the EER Index does not coincide very well with the views of the experts and field staff and that there are some methodological aspects of the development of the index that need to be further refined. READ MORE