Browse Research and Commentary

Caribbean Regional Disaster Response and Management Mechanisms: Prospects and Challenges

July 2013, Mark Kirton, PhD

A Comparative Analysis of U.S. and Japan Foreign Aid Policies for Disaster Reduction

April 2013, Goshi Tsukamoto

Haiti Three Years On: Overpromised and Underdelivered

January 10, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris

Lessons from Haiti: Innovations in Tracking and Housing Internally Displaced Persons

December 13, 2012

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Presentation by IOM Haiti Mission

December 13, 2012

Presentation by Charles Setchell (USAID-OFDA)

December 13, 2012

Notes from the Field: Haiti-Displacement and Development in the "Republic of NGOs"

October 11, 2012, Megan Bradley

Housing and Disasters: Thoughts on Hurricane Katrina and Haiti

August 21, 2012, Elizabeth Ferris

Protecting People in Cities: The Disturbing Case of Haiti

March 2012, Elizabeth Ferris and Sara Ferro-Ribeiro

Chapter 2 - 2011: Natural Disasters Reviewed

March 1, 2012

Urban Disasters, Conflict and Violence: Implications for Humanitarian Work

February 28, 2012, Elizabeth Ferris

Rebuilding a City: The Dos and Don’ts in Post-Disaster Urban Recovery

October 6, 2011

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A Year of Living Dangerously: A Review of Natural Disasters in 2010

April 2011, Elizabeth Ferris and Daniel Petz

Protecting Civilians in Disasters and Conflicts

March 2011, Elizabeth Ferris

What Does Protection Mean When Disasters Strike?

March 11, 2011, Elizabeth Ferris

A Research Trip to Haiti: Personal Reflections

January 12, 2011, Elizabeth Ferris

Haiti and Future Humanitarian Disasters

January 12, 2011, Elizabeth Ferris

Haiti Recovery Mired by Security and Political Concerns

January 11, 2011, Elizabeth Ferris

Haiti: One Year After the Earthquake

January 10, 2011

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Haiti: Assessing Political and Humanitarian Developments

December 14, 2010

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When Disaster Strikes: Women's Particular Vulnerabilities and Amazing Strengths

November 10, 2010, Elizabeth Ferris

Natural Disasters and Human Rights: Comparing Responses to Haiti and Pakistan

November 3, 2010, Elizabeth Ferris

From Relief to Development: Next Steps for Education in Haiti

October 14, 2010

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Burning Issues for Haiti's Recovery

September 9, 2010, Elizabeth Ferris

Earthquakes and Floods: Comparing Haiti and Pakistan

August 26, 2010, Elizabeth Ferris