Essays about: "IFRC."

Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 essays containing the word IFRC..

1. 6. "Are we keeping everyone safe from disasters?" A qualitative case study on how the IFRC promotes an intersectional understanding of gender within disaster risk reduction projects for resilience

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Elin Boström; [2021]
   Keywords : Resilience; disaster risk reduction; intersectionality; gender; IFRC.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Following the increasing number of climatic shocks and disasters, the poor and most vulnerable are disproportionately affected as their already exposed situation becomes further worsened. The gendered impacts of climate disasters have demonstrated how women and girls vulnerable position is exacerbated in relation to existing socio-cultural norms and inequalities, making them one of the most vulnerable groups to disasters and climatic shocks. READ MORE

3. 7. Gender and the 'Tyranny of Urgency' : A qualitative study of gender mainstreaming practices in the field of disaster risk reduction

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Lina Hellman; [2021]
   Keywords : disaster risk reduction; gender mainstreaming; disaster; gender;

   Abstract : Gender inequality greatly affects the vulnerability of women in many areas of societal development. Gender mainstreaming is used as a strategy to include a gender perspective in policy and practice to decrease vulnerability. In regular development there is a discrepancy between policy and practice, but especially so in contexts of disaster. READ MORE

4. 8. Implementation of coping and adaptive measures by non-governmental organisations during drought : A case-study of the international federation of the red cross and crescent societies in Sub-Saharan Africa

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Oskar Karlsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Coping; Adaptive; IFRC; International federation of the red cross; Namibia; Malawi; Vulnerability;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on cases of drought since it is one of the most common and disastrous natural hazards that we experience on earth. Non-governmental organisations have traditionally offered humanitarian aid directed to response and relief measures. READ MORE

5. 9. Learning organisations and the training of staff in management positions : A critical analysis of MSF Sweden and IFRC/the Swedish Red Cross

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Maria Hammargren; [2021]
   Keywords : Interpersonal conflict; learning organisations; Senge; Médecins sans Frontières; MSF; International Federation of the Red Cross; IFRC;

   Abstract : To be a humanitarian aid worker [HAW] in the field entails working in a demanding environment, and in this milieu, interpersonal conflicts [IC] sometimes arise which may risk the entire project. The ones responsible for dealing with ICs, should they occur, are HAWs in management positions employed by various humanitarian organisations [HO]. READ MORE

6. 10. Maternal health care in natural disasters : A study on the International Federation of the Red Cross’s maternal health care in flooding disaster relief

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Amanda Källmark; [2020]
   Keywords : maternal health; natural disasters; disaster relief; emergency management; flooding; World Health Organisation; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to describe how the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) tends to maternal health care in floodings and whether it should be deemed sufficient. Floodings in Pakistan (2010), Bangladesh (2017) and Sudan (2013) are used as units of analysis when conducting a content analysis. READ MORE