Responding to Humanitarian Emergencies

Author(s)
Sloan, N., Gardner, K., Hallums, J. and Owen, R.
Publication language
English
Pages
39pp
Date published
01 Sep 2003
Publisher
Department for International Development (UK)
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Development & humanitarian aid, Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Disaster preparedness, Disaster risk reduction
Organisations
National Audit Office UK

The objective of the report is to assess the effectiveness of DFID's relief measures when a humanitarian emergency occurs, the extent to which DFID integrates its emergency response into longer-term development initiatives, and whether DFID is working effectively to minimise the occurrence and impact of humanitarian emergenecies.