Archive for the ‘disasters’ Category
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
Fragile states are those most vulnerable to internal and external shocks. Such states lack legitimate institutions, and are thus vulnerable to endemic conflict and crisis.
State fragility contributes to forced migration through many channels. In addition, such states offer particular obstacles to the securing of humanitarian assistance and spaces for protection.
FMO’s latest resource summary highlights a sample selection of web-based resources that focus on state fragility. Links are provided to full-text documents, journal articles, external resources, and organizations.
Posted in conflict, disasters, displacement, environment, famine, fragile states, internal displacement, post-conflict, protection, resource summary | No Comments »
Friday, November 27th, 2009
This podcast was recorded at the Refugee Studies Centre’s Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture which was on Wednesday 18th November 2009 at the Museum of Natural History, University of Oxford. The Harrell-Bond Lecture is held annually in honour of Dr Barbara Harrell-Bond, founding former director of the Centre and of the academic field of refugee studies or forced migration studies. Jan Egeland, former UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator and currently director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs gave the 2009 lecture on the subject of political deals and durable solutions for the displaced.
Posted in africa, climate change, colombia, darfur, disasters, displacement, durable solution, environment, event, forced migration, humanitarian, internal displacement, latin america, middle east, migration, multimedia, oxford, palestinians, podcast, policy, refugee, refugee studies centre, sudan, uganda, united nations, united states | No Comments »
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Increasingly, there is widespread recognition that the environment, people’s lives and livelihoods are being transformed as a result of climate change. This has been linked to increased levels of environmental and weather-related disasters and higher levels of displacement. The RSC has produced a set of resources which debate the issues – including numbers, definitions and modalities – and the tension between the need for research and the need to act. Prepared to complement Forced Migration Review 31 and the FMO Research Guide on Climate Change and Displacement, FMO also hosts a new Resource Summary on the topic which provides links to many key resources, websites and documents related to climate change, environmental change, disasters and forced migration.
Posted in adaptation, climate, climate change, digital library, disasters, displacement, environment, fmr, forced migration, forced migration review, publication, refugee, refugee studies centre, research guide, resilience, vulnerability | No Comments »