Interviews
Social Media Generates Social Capital: Implications for City Resilience and Disaster Response
A new empirical and peer-reviewed study provides “the first evidence that online networks are able to produce social capital. In the case of bonding social capital, online ties are more effective in forming...
IFRC’s World Disasters Report 2014 – Focus on Culture and Risk
Recently there has been an increased focus on disaster risk reduction (DRR) in humanitarian policy, which puts emphasis on prevention, mitigation, and preparedness (PMP). It is not, therefore, unexpected...
Global Gathering in Washington D.C Drives Humanitarian Industry Forward
Last week, the Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF) hosted its 6th annual Disaster Relief Summit in Washington, D.C. This year’s event brought together humanitarian experts from NGOs, UN and...
Journalist Brings Third-World to Life in New Book of Photo Essays
GROUNDTRUTH: Work Play and Conflict in the Third World, by Ben Barber, is a new book of photographs and vignettes that tell the tale of life in the developing countries from Thailand to India to Morocco...
Media training session to strengthen journalists’ coverage of disaster zones
On Tuesday 18th November, the Voice of America, the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF) will join forces to train journalists, reporters and spokespersons...
BUILDING TRUST, BUILDING TEAMS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Among the bad news these days is that humanitarian responders large and small are reeling from the onslaught of crises. Natural disasters have become more numerous, frequent, and intense. Climate change...
International Gathering in Jakarta to Discuss Food Security
The Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF) recently hosted Asia-Pacific’s leading Food Security Summit. The 2nd annual AIDF Food Security Summit opened on Wednesday 8th October at the stunning...
The Path to Success – Tackling the Nutrition Paradox through Public-Private Partnerships
Having been to a variety of different conferences around food security and nutrition, the one thing that was most enjoyable and exciting for the FrieslandCampina team wasn’t the fact that we got to present...
Infographic: Building Resilience for Disaster Reduction
This week is the United Nations International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR). The day is celebrated on 13 October every year and this year’s theme is “Resilience for life”. The focus...
Making irrigation more efficient and effective
Water was once considered a limitless resource. We now know that fresh water supplies are limited and that the demands on available water will continue to grow. To safeguard water resources, growers are...
Ebola outbreak is nearing possible end in Nigeria and Senegal
The Ebola outbreak in Nigeria appears to be nearing a possible end due to a rapid response coordinated by Nigeria’s Emergency Operations Center with assistance from international partners, including the...
Just Enough, Not Too Much: Striking the Technology Balance in Water Emergencies
Emergency water systems represent a range of technologies and costs for delivering reliable clean drinking water in disaster situations. Yet, too often knowledge and communication gaps between the private...
