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Engineering of an Extreme Rainfall Detection System using Grid Computing [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 2012
This paper describes a new approach for intensive rainfall data analysis. ITHACA's Extreme Rainfall Detection System (ERDS) is conceived to provide near real-time alerts related to potential exceptional rainfalls worldwide, which can be used by WFP or ...
Olivier Terzo   +5 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Implementation science in humanitarian assistance: applying a novel approach for humanitarian care optimization [PDF]

open access: yesImplementation Science
Humanitarian assistance is hindered by a lack of strategies to optimize care delivery through research and organized networks. Distinct from global health, humanitarian assistance struggles to address its multifaceted challenges, including duplicative ...
Christopher W. Reynolds   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Revisiting the Content of United Nations General Assembly Resolutions in Shaping and Expanding the International Legal Content of Humanitarian Assistance

open access: yesPublic and Private International Law Bulletin, 2023
Providing timely and adequate humanitarian access to those affected by natural disasters and conflicts remains a key subject of the United Nations (UN) Summits. This article examines the role of UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolutions in the formation and
Naziye Dirikgil
doaj   +1 more source

AERIAL LiDAR TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT TO AVALANCHES PREVENTION AND RISK MITIGATION: AN OPERATIVE APPLICATION AT “COLLE DELLA MADDALENA” (ITALY) [PDF]

open access: yesISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2020
Snow avalanches are the result of unstable snow masses that detach from steep slopes as consequence of changes in snowpack structure. Nowadays, remote sensing technologies can improve the knowledge of avalanches phenomenon.
P. Boccardo   +4 more
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Assessing impact of agroecological interventions in Niger through remotely sensed changes in vegetation

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
Water scarcity is a major challenge in the Sahel region of West Africa. Water scarcity in combination with prevalent soil degradation has severely reduced the land productivity in the region.
Vikalp Mishra   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

The legal regime of international humanitarian assistance in armed conflicts [PDF]

open access: yesZbornik Radova Pravnog Fakulteta u Nišu, 2021
The legal regime of international humanitarian assistance provided during armed conflicts is based on several general legal principles. They are guiding principles that apply in all circumstances and situations, regardless of the nature of the armed ...
Radivojević Zoran, Raičević Nebojša
doaj   +1 more source

Self-Governance by Humanitarian Non-State Actors in Health and Nutrition Relief [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
In the provision of humanitarian health assistance in a post disaster context, critical concerns such as local ownership, financial and political transparency and humane implementation are central.
Ali, S, Kabau, T
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Humanitarian Assistance in 21 Century: Between Humanity and Sovereignty

open access: yesIndonesia Law Reform Journal, 2023
Humanitarian assistance is one of the actions that can be taken to limit and reduce the impact of armed conflict. Humanitarian assistance is aimed at civilians during armed conflicts.
Elisabeth Septin Puspoayu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Between War and Peace: Humanitarian Assistance in Violent Urban Settings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Cities are fast becoming new territories of violence. The humanitarian consequences of many criminally violent urban settings are comparable to those of more traditional wars, yet despite the intensity of the needs, humanitarian aid to such settings is ...
Lucchi, E
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The European Union's 'Comprehensive Approach' in Chad: securitisation and/or compartmentalisation? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The European Union (EU) aims for a comprehensive approach to security in developing countries. As a result, attempts have been made to enhance the nexus between the EU's security policy and other policy areas, particularly development, humanitarian ...
Del Biondo, Karen, Orbie, Jan
core   +1 more source

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