Report

IDMC Case Study – Protracted disaster displacement in Japan

Case Study Series Protracted Disaster Displacement This Japan case study is the first of a global series addressing a significant gap in awareness and knowledge about people caught in protracted and chronic displacement situations in the context of disasters and environmental change. Recovery Postponed The long-term plight of people displaced by the 2011 Great East … Continue reading IDMC Case Study – Protracted disaster displacement in Japan

Humanitarian Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons in South Africa: Lessons Learned Following Attacks on Foreign Nationals in May 2008

This report, commissioned by Oxfam GB, evaluates the humanitarian response to the internal displacement of non-nationals in the Gauteng and Western Cape provinces of South Africa in May 2008. Both government and civil society responses are examined with the aim of  learning lessons for future disaster management and increase the effectiveness of future emergency responses in the … Continue reading Humanitarian Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons in South Africa: Lessons Learned Following Attacks on Foreign Nationals in May 2008

Breeding Fragmentation? Issues in the Policy and Practice of Decentralisation in Uganda

On Thursday 25th June 2009, an Issues Paper, Breeding Fragmentation? Issues in the Policy and Practice of Decentralisation in Uganda, was launched by Mr. Tom B. Matte, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Local Government The Paper is a result of research conducted in the districts of Moroto, Abim, Kotido, Kaabong, Lira, Gulu, Amuru, Bushenyi and Kasese. … Continue reading Breeding Fragmentation? Issues in the Policy and Practice of Decentralisation in Uganda