Interviews
Meeting the Nutrition Needs of Children in Disaster and Development
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child stipulates that every child have the right to adequate food, water, shelter and education. Every year, malnutrition contributes to 3.5 million preventable...
60 Second Interview - Hazem El Mahi from NRS International
Aid International Development Forum has conducted a 60 second interview with Hazem El Mahi, Senior Business Development & Sales Manager at NRS International. Hazem El Mahi has 13 years...
Emerging climate change cross- border conflicts along the Kenyan borderlands
Environmental issues straddle borders and boundary lines. There are many different ways states and borderland communities address their 'common’ environmental problems, but the recognition of...
Building Resilience, Transforming the Future: The Role of Women in Disaster Risk Reduction
Women are disproportionately affected by disasters but are rarely included in disaster planning. The Third UN Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction that concluded on 18th March in Sendai, Japan, once again...
Are natural disasters on the rise?
Cyclone Lam, Pam and now Nathan – natural disasters have filled our news in recent weeks. They wreak havoc in poor and vulnerable communities and cost billions in recovery and aid funding. These disasters...
The Role of mLearning: Technological Breakthroughs for Global Literacy
mLearning is the ability to access educational resources, tools and materials at any time and location, using mobile technology. While it can be used in schools, one of the greatest uses and fundamental...
Building Disaster Response Capacity Across the Civil-Military Spectrum
States are increasingly contributing military assets in disaster emergencies. Many governments are gearing up for greater military role both at home and abroad to support wider civilian humanitarian responses....
Safe Motherhood: Continuum of Care for Maternal Health in Disasters
This weekend marked Mother’s Day and as such is a poignant reminder of the challenges and needs of pregnant women and new mothers in disaster prone countries. Save the Children’s 2015 report...
Solutions That Are Saving Lives in Humanitarian Response
The Aid & International Development Forum is currently accepting nominations for the Innovator of the Year Award. For more information or to submit nomination, click here As record numbers...
The Economic Benefits of Reducing Chronic Undernutrition
Nutrition has always been important to development. Good nutrition allows for healthy growth and development of children, and inadequate nutrition is a major contributing factor to child mortality. ...
#NepalQuake: The Need for Effective Emergency Response and Recovery as the Death Toll Rises
On Saturday, April 25th Nepal was struck by a massive 7.8 earthquake, the worst to hit the country for more than 80 years. More than a week later and several significant aftershocks later, the scale of...
HESCO® Flood and Storm Barriers
HESCO® flood and storm barriers are used around the world to defend against threats posed by extreme flood events. Designed, tested and proven to stand strong against nature’s fiercest storms,...
