The Future Issues and Challenges for Humanitarian Action and the Role of Southern NGOs

The Future Humanitarian Issue and ChallengesThe frequency of disasters is growing for the past 30 years, with marked rise in climate related disasters and this trend is expected to remain as the major threat to mankind and nature in next one to two decades. Globally, on an average, almost 250 milli...

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Pubblicato in:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/humanitaire,
Autore principale: Ahmed, Manzoor
Natura: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lingua:Français
Pubblicazione: Humanitaire 2011
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Accesso online:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Riassunto:The Future Humanitarian Issue and ChallengesThe frequency of disasters is growing for the past 30 years, with marked rise in climate related disasters and this trend is expected to remain as the major threat to mankind and nature in next one to two decades. Globally, on an average, almost 250 million people are affected by ‘natural’ disasters every year and by 2015 this could grow to an average of over 375 million people per year. Poorly constructed and poorly managed infrastructure like dam...