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- Drought Monitoring Centres (DMCs)
Based in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, and Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, the DMCs for eastern and southern Africa survey drought and other climatic conditions. They study the intensity, geographical extent, duration and impact of extreme weather on agricultural production and help formulate appropriate strategies for combating anticipated adverse effects.
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- Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
The member governments of IGAD - Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda - coordinate development activities and pool resources to promote economic cooperation, political stability, food security and environmental protection in east Africa.
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- Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)
Based in Gaborone, Botswana, SADC’s main role is to eradicate poverty in southern Africa by defining regional priorities and mobilising resources and maximising the impact of regional projects.
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| National Organisations | |
- African Union (AU) / Union Africaine
Africa’s principal organisation for the advancement of socioeconomic integration on the continent, the AU aims to promote greater unity and solidarity between African countries and peoples. The AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity, launched in South Africa in July 2002.
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC is the lead federal agency in the US for promoting health and safety at home and abroad. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, CDC serves as a national (USA) and international focus for developing and applying measures to prevent and control disease and promote environmental health and health education activities.
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- Indian Famine Commission
The widespread suffering caused by successive famines in India during the closing decades of the 19th century led to the establishment of a series of famine commissions. The first commission was appointed in 1878, and its programmes are the basis upon which famine codes were promulgated from 1883 onwards. The second famine commission was set up after the drought of 1896-1897 and recommended that “among the measures that may be adopted for giving India direct protection from drought, the first place must unquestionably be assigned to works of irrigation”.
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- Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)
USAID is an independent federal government agency in the US that supports economic growth, agriculture, trade, global health, democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance in countries around the world.
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- Turkana Drought Contingency Planning Unit (TDCPU), KenyaThe TDCPU was established in 1987 and operates at the sub-national level, serving the Turkana district in northern Kenya. The organisation, which is run by local government, provides early warning data and analysis of drought conditions in the region to decision-makers.
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| NGOs | |
- CARE International
CARE is an independent humanitarian organisation working in over 70 countries to end world poverty. Its mission is to stimulate change by strengthening capacity for self-help, influencing policy decisions at all levels, providing economic opportunity, addressing discrimination in all its forms, and delivering relief in emergencies to individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world.
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- Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
Founded in 1943, CRS is the relief and development agency of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. CRS operates in over 80 countries and provides direct aid to the poor and disadvantaged. Its primary activities include peace-building, HIV/AIDS awareness, assistance for the self-employed poor, and education.
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- Concern Worldwide
The mission of Concern Worldwide is to enable poor people to achieve major improvements in their lives. It works with the poor and with local and international partners who share its vision to create just and peaceful societies where the poor can exercise their fundamental rights.
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- International Relief Teams
International Relief Teams is an international, nonprofit relief organization dedicated to organising volunteer teams to provide medical and nonmedical assistance to the victims of disaster and profound poverty worldwide.
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- OXFAM, United Kingdom
Oxfam works on development programmes and humanitarian response and lobbies for policy changes at the national and global levels. Their campaigns aim at mobilizing public opinion to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice.
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- Tearfund
Tearfund is a Christian organisation that supports initiatives aimed at development and capacity-building, disaster preparedness and mitigation, children at risk and public health, including HIV/AIDS.
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- World Vision International (WVI)
World Vision is an international Christian relief and development organisation working to promote the well-being of all people, especially children, through emergency relief, education, health care, economic development and promotion of justice. In 2002, World Vision offered material, emotional, social and spiritual support to 85 million people in 96 countries.
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| Others | |
- Benfield Hazard Research Centre
BHRC is an academic hazard-research centre based at University College London. It is multidisciplinary and comprised of three groups: Geological Hazards, Meteorological Hazards & Seasonal Forecasting and Disaster Studies & Management. It offers training programmes, academic programmes and research and consultancy services for natural-disaster risk mitigation.
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- Center for International Disaster Information
CIDI, which operates under a grant from the USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, has handled hundreds of thousands of public inquiries related to international emergencies.
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- Disaster Management Facility, World Bank, Washington, D.C.
The World Bank’s Disaster Management Facility aims to reduce human suffering and economic losses caused by natural and technological disasters. Recognizing that disaster prevention and mitigation are integral parts of development, the organisation provides technical support to World Bank operations, promotes capacity-building and establishes partnerships within the international and scientific communities at work on disaster issues.
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- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
ICRC is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance. It directs and coordinates the international relief activities of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in situations of conflict. It also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles.
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- Munich Re, Germany
Munich Re is a world leader in reinsurance, and it has also strategically strengthened its business with strong involvement in primary insurance and in asset management. It offers a range of special services, including risk management, industrial insurance and alternative risk transfer. In its biannual publication Topics, Munich Re experts look at current natural disasters throughout the world and address topics and trends in the insurance industry. Topics also presents new Munich Re products and services, as well as a world map of natural catastrophes.
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- Megacities 2000 Foundation, Netherlands
The Megacities 2000 Foundation in the Netherlands is a direct result of an initiative taken by UNESCO, which asked the International Academy of Architecture (IAA) to focus attention on the problems of explosively growing megalopolises. The foundation was created in December 1994.
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- Oxford Center for Disaster Studies (OCDS), UK
OCDS is one of the leading organisations in consultancy, training and research in the field of disaster management and protection.
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| UN Agencies | |
- International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)
The ISDR is the UN agency that promotes the coordination of disaster-reduction activities in the socioeconomic, humanitarian and development fields. It also supports policy integration by facilitating links and synergies between these sectors. ISDR serves as an international clearinghouse of information on disaster reduction, develops awareness campaigns and produces articles, journals and other promotional materials related to disaster reduction.
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- Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
In December 1991, the General Assembly of the UN adopted Resolution 46/182, which was designed to strengthen the UN's response to both complex emergencies and natural disasters. As part of the Secretary-General's programme of reform, the Department of Humanitarian Affairs was reorganised into the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in 1998.
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- United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC)
The UNDAC team is a stand-by group of disaster- management professionals who are nominated and funded by member governments, OCHA, UNDP and operational humanitarian UN agencies such as the World Food Programme, UNICEF and WHO. The conduct immediate assessments and evaluations following disasters and assist the UN design relevant response.
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- United Nations Development Programme UNDP - BCPR
The Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) helps UNDP country offices set up and provide a quicker and more effective response for natural-disaster reduction, justice- and security-sector reform, small arms reduction, disarmament and demobilization, mine action, conflict prevention and peace-building and recovery.
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- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP was established in 1972 as the voice for the environment within the UN system. UNEP acts as a catalyst, advocate, educator and facilitator, promoting the appropriate use and sustainable development of the global environment.
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- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
The WMO is an intergovernmental organisation with a membership of 187 member states and territories. It is the descendent of the International Meteorological Organization (IMO), which was founded in 1873. In 1950, WMO became the specialized agency of the UN for meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences.
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