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  1. 11. From Identification to Implementation: The Use of Local Knowledge in Disaster Management : A case study on the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescents Societies response to the Nepal earthquake 2015-2019

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Natalie Brossé; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Local Knowledge; Indigenous Knowledge; IFRC; Disaster Response; Disaster Assistance; Disaster Management;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines how local knowledge is identified and implemented in disaster responseand recovery programmes conducted by international aid organizations. The case that isexamined in the analysis is the International Federation of Red Cross and Red CrescentSocieties response and recovery operations conducted in the aftermath of the Nepalearthquake 2015-2019. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Metro Manila, Philippines : Case Study of the 2020 Typhoons: Quinta, Rolly and Ulysses

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Författare :Sara Ellinor Granström; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Disaster risk reduction and management; Philippines; Metro Manila; typhoons; tropical cyclones; loss and damage; transformation as liberation; Reducering och hantering av katastrofrisker; Filippinerna; Metro Manila; tyfoner; tropiska cykloner; förlust och skada; förändring som befrielse;

    Sammanfattning : The Philippines is considered one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate disasters due to a combination of its geospatial, political, economic, and social attributes. The nation gets hit with an average of 20 annual tropical cyclones, also known as typhoons, and through the process of climate change, these events are only growing in both frequency and magnitude. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Mental Health Support and its Cultural Understanding – A comparative study on the impacts of humanitarian aid in the context of IDP camps in Iraqi Kurdistan.

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Författare :Lara Gusek; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Disaster mental health; Psychosocial support; Humanitarian aid; Decolonizing; IDPs; Iraqi Kurdistan; Recovery; Resilience; Prevention; Coping mechanisms; Trauma; Adaptation; Cultural Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Mental health issues are a serious matter with great consequences on livelihoods. Iraqi Kurdistan is situated in one of the most unstable regions and experienced an influx of IDPs over time who are in need of mental health support. However, mental health support is shaped and understood differently according to the culture. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Rebuilding Beirut: When a state with non-functional government institutions is faced with a disaster, what role do local Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) play in its recovery? : Qualitative Case study: NGO Offre Joie, Lebanon, 2020 Beirut Harbour Explosion.

    Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien-, Mellanöstern- och Turkietstudier

    Författare :Maja Johnston; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Lebanon; NGOs; Beirut Harbour Explosion; State and Civil Society; Human rights;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis explores the relationship between state and civil-society in Lebanon. Earlier research show that there has been a presence of capable local NGOs in Lebanon for many years and that this has shaped the society. There is a gap in the research on the role of local NGOs after the Beirut harbour explosion on the 4th of August 2020. LÄS MER

  7. 15. “Temporary” Housing to Heal: A Missing Piece of Post-Disaster Community Psychosocial Resilience Building

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Författare :Mu Chen; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Humanitarian Action; Psychosocial Support; Architecture; Post-Disaster Temporary Housing;

    Sammanfattning : Disaster survivors, facing many aspects of mental distress, sometimes are forced to stay in temporary housing for years. Their psychosocial needs have changed after the traumatic event, but existing temporary housing designs do not respond to their real needs, nor acknowledge the capacity within the community as a whole. LÄS MER