Essays about: "anticipatory response"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words anticipatory response.

  1. 1. Cash-based programming – a catalyst for change in humanitarian aid? Exploring cash-based programming’s effects on humanitarian aid, the humanitarian-development nexus & the localisation agenda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

    Author : Charles Drury; [2022]
    Keywords : aid; humanitarian; humanitarian aid; cash-based programming; cash transfers; humanitarian cash transfers; cash and voucher assistance; Nexus; HDP Nexus; localisation agenda; localization agenda; multi-year funding; anticipatory response; consortium; resilience; catalyse; facilitate; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Humanitarian crises are becoming more frequent- and increasingly protracted, causing humanitarian actors to be under mounting pressure in their attempts to respond to the increasing amount of people in need. Among else, cash-based programming has been highlighted as part of the solution to this and has been rapidly on the rise as an aid modality among humanitarian actors in the past few years. READ MORE

  3. 2. Forecast-based Financing within the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: Persisting barriers and ways forward

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Camille Chatenier; Daniel Ramskov Erichsen; [2020]
    Keywords : Forecast-based Financing; Anticipation; Ownership; Capacity development; Ambiguity; Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : With the introduction of Forecast-based Financing (FbF) in 2013, the ability and incentive to do early action based on forecasting has increased over the last couple of years. In this study eleven semi-structured interviews were conducted with FbF practitioners of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (RCRC) Movement with the purpose of shedding light on challenges and opportunities associated with the approach. READ MORE

  4. 3. Forecast-based Humanitarian Action and Conflict : Promises and pitfalls of planning for anticipatory humanitarian response to armed conflict

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Loic Hostetter; [2019]
    Keywords : humanitarian; humanitarian action; international aid; forecast-based financing; forecast-based action; humanitarian aid; international humanitarian aid; FbF; FbA; anticipatory humanitarian action; Loic Hostetter; German Red Cross; Red Cross Movement; Start Fund; Start Network; early warning; early warning system; anticipatory humanitarian response; EWS; FbA;

    Abstract : Practitioners of Forecast-based Action (FbA) argue that a humanitarian response able to utilize forecasts to accurately predict disaster, secure funding, and take action before the onset of a crisis will benefit donors and beneficiaries alike. In search of effective and efficient early-action regimes, a number of major humanitarian actors are developing FbA projects of various designs, predominantly in response to natural disaster and famine. READ MORE

  5. 4. Goal-Side Selection of Penalty Shots in Soccer

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Mauro Ramos De Jesus Pereira; [2019]
    Keywords : Goal side selection; line bisection; general linear mixed effects modelling; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Penalty shootouts have become paradigmatic for research on anticipatory skills and decision making. The present study examines the dynamics of goal side selection when viewing realistic images depicting a penalty kick scenario. A sample of participants (n=40) was drawn from a population of students from Lund University. READ MORE

  6. 5. The effect of a switch in housing systems on the welfare of gilts: does experience matter?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Anne-Marieke Smid; [2014]
    Keywords : pigs; physical welfare; mental welfare; housing conditions; experience;

    Abstract : In general, three approaches towards animal welfare exist: animal bodies, natures and minds. These concepts respectively emphasise physical health, natural behaviour and mental health. Each approach has its own corresponding welfare indicators. READ MORE