Posted by ALNAP on 22 March 2012
The Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF) has announced its third call for large grant proposals. The Fund’s large grant facility, which provides grants from £75,000 - £150,000 for the development, implementation and testing of an inno...
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Posted by ELRHA on 9 March 2012
ELRHA (Enhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance) has published a major new report on humanitarian professionalisation which highlights some pressing concerns that deserve the attention of the global humanitarian community.
In 2010...
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Posted by CENDEP on 27 February 2012
Oxford Brookes University has released a study which came from interviews with a number of NGO leaders looking at the trends in humanitarian action, the changes in the sector and the impact on leadership. The report explores the interviewees' preferr...
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Posted by ALNAP on 28 November 2011
The Humanitarian Practice Network with ALNAP will be launching their 52nd edition of Humanitarian Exchange featuring 'Accountability in humanitarian action'. Drawing on the articles in this issue as well as their own experience, speakers will discuss...
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Posted by Humanitarian Futures Programme on 20 October 2011
HFP Director, Randolph Kent, will present a short film 'Humanitarian Futures: New Challenges, New Opportunities’ to the Heads of NGO agencies in Ottowa on 26 October 2011, as part of his address to a forum of Canadian government and operational...
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Posted by All India Disaster Mitigation Institute on 13 October 2011
What is All India Disaster Mitigation Institute's (AIDMI) experience of youth in reducing disaster risk? The points documented in the brochure come up again and again during a dialogue with youth on October 11, 2011, Ahmedabad, India. It is our young...
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Posted by ECB Project on 10 October 2011
The Emergency Capacity Building (ECB) Project* invites you to a series of five unique conferences where you will discover key program activities and learning on the themes of accountability, disaster risk reduction, and national staff capacity buildi...
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Posted by All India Disaster Mitigation Institute on 26 September 2011
Southasiadisasters.net, issue no. 79, August 2011:
This issue addresses hazard, vulnerability and capacity assessment (HVCA), which forms a critical part of the disaster risk reduction (DRR) programme and has the potential to instruct the necessary ...
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Posted by ALNAP on 19 August 2011
In honour of World Humanitarian Day, ALNAP would like to acknowledge the enormous contribution that ALNAP Members have made in learning from their experiences over the past year and sharing that knowledge for the benefit of the whole system. We know ...
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Posted by Food & Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations on 15 July 2011
Deadline : September 16 2011The FAO of the United Nations is organizing an International Scientific Symposium on Food & Nutrition Security Information form 17-19 January 2011 in Rome. You are invited to submit abstracts for a 15 minute oral presentat...
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