Engineering of an Extreme Rainfall Detection System using Grid Computing [PDF]
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
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Implementation science in humanitarian assistance: applying a novel approach for humanitarian care optimization [PDF]
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
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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
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AERIAL LiDAR TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT TO AVALANCHES PREVENTION AND RISK MITIGATION: AN OPERATIVE APPLICATION AT “COLLE DELLA MADDALENA” (ITALY) [PDF]
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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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
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The legal regime of international humanitarian assistance in armed conflicts [PDF]
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
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Self-Governance by Humanitarian Non-State Actors in Health and Nutrition Relief [PDF]
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
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
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Between War and Peace: Humanitarian Assistance in Violent Urban Settings [PDF]
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]
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
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