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Disaster Preparedness in Pakistan
CEPSA disaster preparedness researchers Asim Fayaz and Jennifer Bussell discuss the history and character of natural hazards in Pakistan, the current status of preparedness initiatives, and evaluate potential explanations for these outcomes.
Disaster Preparedness in Bangladesh
CEPSA disaster preparedness researchers Jennifer Bussell and Sabhanaz Rashid Diya analyze the findings of a detailed case study on Bangladesh, a country faced with severe threats from a wide range of natural hazards, risks that are only expected to increase in severity with continued climate change.
Conflict Trends July 2017
This month’s issue includes conflict summaries on Chad, Mali and Somalia and focuses on simmering tensions between the UPC and the FPRC-MPC and Return, Reclamation and Rehabilitation militia violence in Central African Republic, the trajectory of a peaceful protest to armed rebellion in Ethiopia, and political and land-motivated unrest and insurgency in the lead up…
Conflict Trends June 2017
This month’s issue presents conflict summaries onEthiopia, Libya, and Mali and explores the decline in activity of the Kamwina Nsapu (KN) militia in Democratic Republic of Congo, the potential for nationwide escalation of protests in Morocco, violent activity across Niger, an increase in riots/ protest against President Zuma’s recent cabinetn and poor service delivery in…
Journalism: Monitoring Corruption and Demanding Accountability
Squires, Scott, May 2017
Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
CEPSA aid researchers Catherine Weaver, Nisha Krishnan, and Caleb Rudlow address questions related to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction policy and its implementation. This first analysis outlines their methodological approach and summarizes overall findings, building upon structured document analysis and semi-structured interviews in Bangladesh and Nepal.
Disaster Preparedness and Risk Reduction in Pakistan
CEPSA researchers Jennifer Bussell and Asim Fayaz discuss government capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters – floods, earthquakes, and heat waves – in Pakistan. The analysis finds that several hypotheses described at the start of this report are particularly relevant to explaining the extent of disaster preparedness and risk reduction in Pakistan.