Addressing Humanitarian Effectiveness

Humanitarian effectiveness becoming central theme of humanitarian action. How do we address the challenge of humanitarian effectiveness? This issue of Southasiadisasters.net contains articles and opinions that actively discuss the important theme of humanitarian effectiveness. Full of though provoking pieces, this issue not only raises the issue of redefining effectiveness in humanitarian action but also highlights good instances of effective humanitarian action from the field. Important issues discussed include 'Evaluating the Effectiveness of Finance in Community based Adaptation' to 'Redefining Effectiveness in Humanitarian Action' and from 'Tools Used by Agencies to Evaluate Humanitarian Action' to 'Building Leadership in the Humanitarian Context'. Comprehensive in its scope, the present issue of Southasiadisasters.net is an attempt to capture the opinions of experts and practitioners from the field of humanitarian action on the theme of humanitarian effectiveness. This issue will no doubt prove to be a valuable resource to the consultative process for the World Humanitarian Summit. The 121st issue of Southasiadisasters.net is titled ‘Addressing Humanitarian Effectiveness’ content includes: (i) What is Effectiveness? It depends on where you are…; (ii) Evaluating the Effectiveness of Finance for Community–Based Adaptation; (iii) Unequal Access to Opportunities: Adolescent Girls Face the Brunt of Climate Change; (iv) Building Leadership: What it takes in a Humanitarian Context; (v) Education and DRR: School Safety Management Information System; (vi) Heat Wave in Indonesia: A Short Review; (vii) Tools Used by Groupe URD to Involve Communities in the Evaluation of Humanitarian Action; (viii) Emerging Opportunities in Disaster Risk Reduction – Climate Change and the Role of the Engineer; (ix) A Window to Charity in China; (x) Stabilizing Mali in the Aftermath of a Multidimensional Crisis; (xi) ALNAP's Research Work: 2013–2014 Highlights