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The Impacts of Natural Disasters in 2012: A Look at Fatalities and Affected Population

April 16, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris

Recurring Disasters: Are We Learning Lessons?

April 10, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris

Remembering Iraq's Displaced

March 18, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris

Earthquake, Tsunami, Meltdown - The Triple Disaster's Impact on Japan, Impact on the World

March 11, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris and Mireya Solís

Disaster Risk Management: A Gender-Sensitive Approach is a Smart Approach

March 2013, Elizabeth Ferris, Daniel Petz and Chareen Stark

Assessing the Work of Regional Organizations in Disaster Risk Management

March 2013, Elizabeth Ferris, Daniel Petz and Chareen Stark

The Year of Recurring Disasters: A Review of Natural Disasters in 2012

March 2013, Elizabeth Ferris, Daniel Petz and Chareen Stark

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The Year of Recurring Disasters

March 2013, Elizabeth Ferris, Daniel Petz and Chareen Stark

A Review of Natural Disasters in 2012: Foreword

2013

Looking at the Neighborhood: Regional Organizations and Disasters

February 28, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris

In the Neighborhood: The Growing Role of Regional Organizations in Disaster Risk Management

February 2013, Elizabeth Ferris and Daniel Petz

The Black Swan: The Big Thaw

February 6, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris

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Arctic Indigenous Peoples, Displacement, and Climate Change: Tracing the Connections

January 30, 2013

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A Complex Constellation: Displacement, Climate Change and Arctic Peoples

January 30, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris

@ Brookings Podcast: Syria’s Escalating Humanitarian Crisis

January 25, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris

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President Barack Obama’s Second Term: Big Bets and Black Swans

January 17, 2013

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The Big Thaw

January 17, 2013, Elizabeth Ferris

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What’s Next for Syria: Humanitarian and Political Perspectives

January 14, 2013

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Big Bets and Black Swans: Foreign Policy Challenges for President Obama’s Second Term

January 17, 2013

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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International Course on Law and Legal Protection in Natural Disasters

December 3, 2012

The U.N. Security Council and Prevention of Displacement

December 2012, Elizabeth Ferris and Sanjula Weerasinghe

Taking Stock of Internal Displacement: Twenty Years On

November 28, 2012

A Great Day for Africa! A Great Day for IDPs!

November 14, 2012, Elizabeth Ferris