Essays about: "Haiti Earthquake"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 15 essays containing the words Haiti Earthquake.

1. 11. Internal displacementdue to natural disasters : Inclusion of IDPs in Disaster Risk Reduction strategies

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Christine Lea Grohe; [2015]
   Keywords : IDPs; natural disasters; Disaster Risk Reduction; climate change;

   Abstract : The increasing impacts of climate change bear new challenges for the international community. The exacerbation of natural disasters in frequency and scope also confronts the national governments with newly arising problems. READ MORE

3. 12. Haiti and the Horn : crisis according to whom? : a qualitative scrutiny of the Congressional Research Service's crisis assessments

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Hassan Hirsi; [2013]
   Keywords : Disaster Preparedness; Congressional Research Service; Crisis Management; mänskliga rättigheter; Horn of Africa; Haiti; Crisis Rhetoric; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This paper is a qualitative scrutiny of two crisis evaluations conducted by the Congressional Research Service (CRS). The purpose is to investigate rhetoric used to analyse and assess the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and the 2011 drought in the Horn of Africa from a crisis management and disaster preparedness perspective. READ MORE

4. 13. Communication challenges in transboundary crisis situations

   University essay from IT-universitetet i Göteborg/Tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Philip Svensson; [2012-11-22]
   Keywords : crisis; crisis communication; crisis management; communication; disaster; multicultural crisis; transboundary crisis;

   Abstract : In recent years, the world has seen a series of catastrophes such as the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, the September 11 attacks in 2001, the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, the earthquake disaster in Haiti in 2010, and most recently the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Common to all of these events is that they present numerous challenges for crisis management actors in terms of coordinating and communicating across geographical, cultural and political borders. READ MORE

5. 14. Assessment of Placing of Field Hospitals After the 2010 Haiti EarthquakeUsing Geospatial Data

   University essay from KTH/Geodesi och geoinformatik

   Author : Erik Blänning; Caroline Ivarsson; [2012]
   Keywords : Foreign Field Hospitals; MCE; AHP; Haiti earthquake; SDSS;

   Abstract : When natural disasters such as earthquakes happen, there is a need for an efficient method to support humanitarian aid organizations in the decision making process. One such decision is placement of Foreign Field Hospitals to assist with medical help. READ MORE

6. 15. Civil-military Coordination in Disaster Operations : A case study of: Swedish civil-military coordination between govermental organizations

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Elvira Ruiz Kaneberg; [2012]
   Keywords : Civil-military coordination; Supply Chain Management; Logistics;

   Abstract : This research is an analysis of the major challenges and barriers confronted when considering civil-military coordination in disaster operations. The main objective of this study was to investigate Swedish civil-military governmental organizations strengths and weaknesses together with the intention of increasing civil-military coordination. READ MORE