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25 May MSF Scientific Day, 25 May 2012, London
Please find below an invitation for members of the Humanitarian Practice Network to attend the annual MSF Scientific Day. This year the MSF Scientific Day will be held on Friday May 25th, 2012 at the Royal Society of Medicine, London, UK. The Scientific Day is an international forum showcasing the work and research of MSF and some of our partners around the world. All research types will be considered, including surveys, descriptive programme evaluations, drug…
Read more...19 Mar RedR Security Week 2012, 19-23 March 2012, London
The environments in which humanitarian and development organisations work are continually changing and there is a growing demand for security training on specific issues. We are aware of the differing demand, with some security and programme management professionals looking to pick and choose topics, while others want an opportunity to refresh their knowledge. In order to meet this need, RedR will be hosting a range of one day sessions on key security issues across one…
Read more...06 Mar Online Diploma: Integrated DRR, Community-Based Adaptation ,Rural Development—Courses Begin 6 March 2012
Dear HPN Colleagues,Center for Sustainable Development—CSDi—March, 2012. Join students from all over the world for an intensive series of courses that begin March 6, 2012. Get an Online Diploma: Integrated Community Based Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction & Rural DevelopmentCSDi is announcing the March launch of a diploma module of eight online Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Community Based Adaptation (CBA) & Rural Development field courses. These courses begin by introducing basic climate change concepts, and develop…
Read more...08 Feb HPN Event: Network Paper Launch - Local to Global Protection in Myanmar (Burma), Sudan, South Sudan and Zimbabwe, 8 February 2012, London
This event launches the Network Paper 72, Local to Global Protection in Myanmar, Sudan, South Sudan and Zimbabwe. The Local to Global Protection Project (L2GP) is an initiative to document and promote local perspectives on protection in major humanitarian crises. Based on research in Myanmar, Sudan, South Sudan and Zimbabwe, L2GP explores how people living in areas affected by natural disaster and armed conflict understand ‘protection’ – what they value, and how they go about…
Read more...17 Jan 27th ALNAP Annual Meeting, 17-19 January 2012, Chennai, India
In January 2012, ALNAP will be holding its 27th Annual Meeting in Chennai exploring The Urban Challenge: Adapting humanitarian response to a changing world (click here for the background paper). This meeting, jointly organised with World Vision India, AIDMI and SEEDS India, will feature keynote presentations from Robert Piper, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nepal, and Dan Lewis, the Chief of UN HABITAT’s Disaster and Post-Conflict Section. The agenda also includes presentations by…
Read more...05 Dec Conference: Cash & Risk in Humanitarian Operations – 5-6th December 2011 Copenhagen, Denmark
This conference will bring together humanitarian organizations, relevant research institutes and donors to discuss different organizational perspectives on cash transfer interventions as a tool in humanitarian operations. HPG’s Sarah Bailey co author of GPR 11 Cash transfer programming in emergencies will facilitate the event over two days.
Read more...21 Oct HPN event: Escaping the hunger cycle: pathways to resilience in the Sahel
Just after World Food Day, this event launches the new report Escaping the hunger cycle: pathways to resilience in the Sahel, commissioned by the Sahel Working Group. It guides decision makers to strengthen preparedness, early response and rural livelihoods; and emphasise policies on social protection, disaster risk reduction, malnutrition and food price volatility. This important research has already generated considerable interest among the aid community and policy makers in the Sahel. It is based on…
Read more...19 Oct Brussels prepares to host new humanitarian aid event
With the onslaught of natural disasters and political crises over the last year, plus an increased scrutiny of foreign aid budgets, humanitarian aid charities and NGOs are under pressure to produce their most effective deployment of budgets to date. From 19 - 20 October 2011, new event AidEx aims to address these challenges, providing professionals from within the industry with a unique platform to engage directly with suppliers from a range of a sectors including…
Read more...22 Sep Launch of the World Disasters Report 2011: focus on hunger and nutrition
The livelihoods of an estimated 12 million people are currently under threat in the Horn of Africa and nearly 4 million people in Somalia alone are in need of life-saving assistance. Although the world produces more than enough food to feed everyone, in 2011 almost 1 billion people will go hungry. This is not only felt in headline-making famines, but also in the alarming levels of malnutrition among the world’s poorest. The causes of hunger…
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