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Issue briefing

Ebola and the Private Sector: Bolstering the response and West African economies

09/12/2014

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4 pages long

Languages: English

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Ebola

Overview

Ebola is a humanitarian crisis first and foremost – but it is also a mounting economic disaster for Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The World Bank estimates the cost of the epidemic to be $3-4bn by the end of 2015, many times more than the amount donated for the response so far. The economic impact […]

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Issue briefing

Turning the Tide on Ebola: Scaling up public health campaigns before it’s too late

30/10/2014

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa is unprecedented. The accelerating number of cases, the poor health infrastructure in affected countries, the short supply of skills, knowledge and personnel, and the fear surrounding this disease are a huge challenge to affected governments and the international community as they battle to bring the epidemic under control. […]

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Technical briefing

Initial Analysis of the Pre-Zero Draft of the Post-2015 DRR Framework

25/09/2014

1 documents

3 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This briefing outlines Oxfam’s initial analysis of the pre-zero draft of the successor to the Hyogo Framework for Action on Disaster Risk Reduction. In general, this draft is a significant improvement on the previous Suggested Elements paper, with greater emphasis on many of the issues highlighted during the consultation period, and a much stronger implementation […]

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Research report

Investigating Resilience Thresholds in sub-Saharan Africa

06/05/2014

1 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

‘Getting to zero’ – the post-2015 development aim of eradicating extreme poverty by 2030 – involves not just ensuring that people currently in poverty escape from it but also that people do not fall into poverty in the future. Is there a ‘resilience threshold’: a line which, once people are living over, means that they […]

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Issue briefing

How Disasters Disrupt Development: Recommendations for the post-2015 development framework

11/12/2013

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Disasters have a devastating impact on development. Families lose homes, livelihoods and loved ones; communities lose businesses, jobs and services; children – particularly girls – miss school, and the list of impacts goes on. The incidence of disasters from natural hazards is increasing in every region of the world; reported weather-related disasters have tripled in […]

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Briefing paper

No Accident: Resilience and the inequality of risk

21/05/2013

6 documents

39 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Overview

A new international emphasis on building resilience offers real promise to allow the poorest women and men to cope with, and ultimately thrive, in the face of shocks, stresses, and uncertainty. But only if risk is more equally shared globally and across societies – this will require a major shift in our approach to poverty […]

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Briefing paper

A Dangerous Delay: The cost of late response to early warnings in the 2011 drought in the Horn of Africa

18/01/2012

6 documents

34 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Overview

More than 13 million people are still affected by the crisis in the Horn of Africa. There were clear early warning signs many months in advance, yet there was insufficient response until it was far too late. This briefing, published jointly by Oxfam and Save the Children, examines the factors that allowed a drought in […]

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Media briefing

Disaster Risk Reduction: Fundamental to saving lives and reducing poverty

30/09/2011

1 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This briefing has been written in response to the drought in the Horn of Africa, which is facing the worst food crisis of the 21st Century. While severe drought has undoubtedly led to the huge scale of the disaster, this crisis has been caused by people and policies, as much as by weather patterns. An […]

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Media briefing

Climate Change and Future Impacts on Food Security

30/09/2011

1 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This briefing has been written in response to the drought in the Horn of Africa, which is facing the worst food crisis of the 21st Century. While severe drought has undoubtedly led to the huge scale of the disaster, this crisis has been caused by people and policies, as much as by weather patterns. This […]

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Briefing note

Arms Transfer Decisions: Considering development

27/06/2008

4 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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Overview

The devastating impact of armed violence around the world is well known. Conflict and armed violence close schools, paralyse neighbourhoods, burden health-care services, discourage investment, and make lives less secure. Spending on arms or arms races can divert vital funds from public services such as education and health-care, and when such spending takes place without […]

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