Essays about: "urban humanitarian response"

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

  1. 1. A crisis within a crisis: urban humanitarian response to Syrian refugees in Beirut : Meeting the challenges to respond to urban crises.

    University essay from

    Author : Victoria Sama del Pino; [2022]
    Keywords : urban crises; refugees; Beirut; urban humanitarian response; systems;

    Abstract : The widespread image of refugee camps only represents less than half of the world's refugee population, as the great majority of them are in urban settlements. This is caused by the phenomenon of global urbanisation, which has ultimately affected forced displacement. READ MORE

  3. 2. Enhancing menstrual hygiene management (MHM) in refugee camps in Greece : an intersectional perspective on “leaving no one behind” in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programmes

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Daphne Anna Manolakos; [2021]
    Keywords : WASH; Menstrual Hygiene Management; refugee camps; Greece; intersectionality;

    Abstract : Integrating Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programmes is crucial for the safety, health and dignity of people who menstruate, as well as for advancing the sustainable development agenda. Yet there continues to be a lack of approaches and strategies to address different menstrual needs and intersectional inequalities in the access of WASH facilities and services in humanitarian settings. READ MORE

  4. 3. Forecast-based Financing in Urban Informal Settlements - A Viable Disaster Risk Management Strategy?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Mads Raun; [2018]
    Keywords : Forecast-based financing; disaster risk reduction; preparedness; early action; early warning; urban informal settlements; slums; flooding; inundation; rain; Science General;

    Abstract : Rationale: Urban informal settlements are vulnerable and exposed to hazards. Weather forecasting is possible and provides a “window of opportunity” to push cash or aid to vulnerable dwellers before the disaster strikes. Forecast-based Financing is a framework, which provides this system, and it has had great success with rural pilots. READ MORE

  5. 4. Dimensions of power and gender based violence in post-disaster societies : A case study on Haiti after the 2010 earthquake

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Elin Holmström; [2018]
    Keywords : Disaster response; gender inequality; sexual gender based violence; power; radical feminism;

    Abstract : Haiti experienced the greatest urban disaster of international history in 2010 when the county was hit by an earthquake which triggered one of the largest responses of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts ever identified. The Haitian population was harshly affected by the earthquake, killing approximately 200 000 people, injuring 300 000 and displacing over 2,3 million. READ MORE

  6. 5. Haiyan: Architecture and natural disasters : Turning a tragedy into a new opportunity by rethinking the urban landscape and humanitarian response

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Manuel Nyberg Inostroza; [2014]
    Keywords : Tacloban; Philippines; Haiyan; natural disasters; urban landscape; humanitarian response;

    Abstract : My starting point was to gain an understanding of how humanitarian aid was organized in Tacloban City after the disaster of typhoon Haiyan. Two specific sectors has been studied; Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) and Emergency Shelter. READ MORE