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Humanitarian journalists: covering crises from a boundary zone
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London; New York:
Routledge
(2023), xvi, 127 pp., figures, tables, index
ISBN 978-1-032-41207-8 (pbk); 978-1-003-35680-6 (ebk)
CC BY-NC-ND
"Based on a 5-year study, involving over 150 in-depth interviews, this book examines the political, economic and social forces that sustain and influence humanitarian journalists. The authors argue that – by amplifying marginalised voices and providing critical, in-depth explanations of neglected ...
The state of communication, community engagement and accountability across the Ukraine response. Second edition. 30 September 2022
London:
CDAC Network
(2022) 2nd ed., 22 pp.
"This report is published quarterly and gives an overview of key CCEA barriers and gaps across the Ukraine response, as well as recommendations for practitioners and responders to improve the use of CCEA for those affected by the crisis. Despite the many CCEA-related activities happening on the grou...
Communication, community engagement and accountability across the Ukraine response: a snapshot
London:
CDAC Network
(2022), 19 pp.
"Key findings and recommendations on the main communication, community engagement and accountability (CCEA) barriers and gaps:Finding 1: There is strong rhetoric from international agencies to support local/national CCEA and work on more inclusive partnerships – but progress has been slowF...
Let it be as local as possible: dismantling information and communication hierarchies in displacement settings
Bonn:
Deutsche Welle DW Akademie
(2022), 33 pp.
"This paper serves to explore how we can embrace a more expansive and inclusive view of media by drawing on case studies and examples of good practice, particularly with regards to the COVID-19 response, which necessitated major operational changes and reliance on local partners. By collating and sh...
WeltRisikoBericht 2022. Fokus: Digitalisierung
Bochum:
Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft; Institut für Friedenssicherungsrecht und Humanitäres Völkerrecht (IFHV) Ruhr-Universität Bochum
(2022), 75 pp.
ISBN 978-3-946785-13-2
"Wie jedes Jahr wird der WeltRisikoIndex durch ein Fokusthema ergänzt. Dieses Jahr beschäftigen wir uns mit der Digitalisierung. Die Autor:innen analysieren auf der Basis qualitativer Forschung die große Bedeutung digitaler Lösungen für die Katastrophenrisikoreduzierung und die vorausschauende ...
Guía para medios de comunicación para comunicar con perspectiva de género en contextos de emergencia
Mexico City:
Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD)
(2022), 51 pp.
"Esta guía para medios de comunicación tiene como objetivo ofrecer herramientas y recursos de información para comunicar emergencias y situaciones de esta magnitud con perspectiva de género, de manera incluyente y no sexista, en temas y problemáticas que afectan de manera sustancial y diferenci...
Typhoon Rai response: the role of the mobile industry
GSMA
(2022), 8 pp.
"Typhoon Rai has proven to be one of the most damaging disasters to have hit the Philippines. However, around 400 lives were lost due to Typhoon Rai compared to disasters like Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, when 6,300 people died. The significantly lower number of deaths highlights the country’s experien...
Assessment of communication, community engagement and accountability in Sudan
CDAC Network; UNICEF
(2022), 22 pp., abbrev. p.4
"The humanitarian Communication, Community Engagement and Accountability (CCEA) coordination structures in Sudan are primarily led by UN agencies with governmental counterparts at the sector level in Khartoum and field sites. These coordination structures have a relatively low level of representatio...
Strengthening communication, community engagement and accountability capacity in Papua New Guinea. Training for managers and programme leads, October 2022: learning outcomes
London:
CDAC Network
(2022), 16 pp.
"This report provides a summary overview of the key learning outcomes from a training workshop on communication, community engagement and accountability (CCEA) held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on 10-13 October 2022. The training was a means to bring together various stakeholders with an intere...
Communication for development: a practical handbook
London; New York:
Bloomsbury Academic
(2022), 462 pp., illustr., tables, glossary p.423-436, index
ISBN 978-0-7556-3793-5 (online); 978-1-78453-820-0 (pbk); 978-1-78453-819-4 (print)
"This book provides a practical and thorough guide to the production of effective broadcasting for development. It covers four key areas of communication: humanitarian broadcasting in emergencies; distance learning; empowerment, good governance and human rights; broadcasting for behaviour and social...
Common advocacy statements: the CDAC network 2022
London:
CDAC Network
(2022), 5 pp.
"CDAC's core vision focuses on ensuring people and communities are central to identifying solutions to the problems they face in a crisis. The 2022-2027 vision is: 'that communities will have the information and resources they need to determine their own solutions and be central stakeholders in huma...
The impact of COVID-19 on communication, community engagement and accountability: perspectives from stakeholders, communicators and audiences
London:
CDAC Network
(2022), 62 pp.
"This study sought to identify changes, if any, to the communication and community engagement landscape as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It did not aim to evaluate CCEA during the pandemic but, rather, aimed to bring together some of the key literature, recommend additional reading and reflect ...
Plans nationaux pour les télécommunications d’urgence: catalyseurs et garanties. Guide succinct d'évaluation à l’intention des spécialistes des politiques publiques
London:
GSMA
(2021), 16 pp.
"Ce guide a pour but d'aider à identifier les lacunes, les opportunités et les faiblesses du système afin de guider la définition d’une stratégie nationale plus cohérente et de positionner la téléphonie mobile comme appui aux activités de préparation, de réponse et de relèvement en cas...
National emergency telecommunications plans: enablers and safeguards. A brief evaluation guide for policy practitioners
London:
GSMA
(2021), 16 pp.
"Section 1 focuses on creating an enabling environment. Mobile network operators (MNOs) operate in a regulated environment.5 However, if this environment is not sufficiently enabling to support disaster preparedness, response and recovery, MNOs will encounter challenges when disaster strikes. This s...
Assessment of communication, community engagement, and accountability in Colombia and recommendations for response-wide synergy
CDAC Network
(2021), 32 pp.
"The report documents the status of response-wide Communication, Community Engagement and Accountability towards Affected Populations (CCEA) in Colombia and provides recommendations for a strengthened and more inclusive response. The report explores the operating environment, what works well and wha...
Communiquer sur Ebola: expérience du Sénégal du 23 mars au 1er décembre 2014. Récit et analyse critique des faits
Paris:
L’Harmattan
(2020), 204 pp.
ISBN 978-2-343-21720-8
"Le 23 mars 2014, l'Organisation mondiale de la Santé publie sur son site web l'apparition de la maladie à virus Ébola en Guinée. Du fait de la proximité du Sénégal avec la Guinée, la commission Média et Communication, dispositif multisectoriel et centre nerveux de la communication impulse ...
Managing misinformation in a humanitarian context: Internews rumour tracking methodology. Part I: Context, part II: case study
Internews
(2019), 56 pp.
"Internews Rumour Tracking Methodology consists of four key functions: 1. A mechanism to determine and document which rumours are circulating; 2. An effective strategy to fact-check information and rumours; 3. A variety of accessible and inclusive mechanisms to share accurate responses to rumours; 4...
Landscaping the digital humanitarian ecosystem
London:
GSMA
(2018), 52 pp.
"As the number of people affected by humanitarian crises continues to rise and as crises become more prolonged, humanitarian stakeholders (including humanitarian agencies, NGOs, and others) are responding in different ways, by partnering with the private sector, integrating innovative approaches and...
Toolkit for mainstreaming communication with communities in emergency response
Shongjog; Action Against Hunger
(2018), 24 pp.
Other Editions: also published in Bengali
"In the context of humanitarian action, Communication with Communities (CwC) refers to activities where the exchange of information is used to save lives and mitigate risks of the disaster affected community. It also enables greater accountability in humanitarian organizations and facilitates the de...
Disaster risk reduction information kit for media
Vientiane Capital (LA):
Department of Disaster Management and Climate Change (DDMCC)
(2016), 61 pp.
"The media can make a real difference in the way people think about and act on disasters. Reporters, commentators, editors, broadcasters, and all members of the media can do more than just inform and raise awareness about disasters. By exploring the root causes of disasters and their social dimensio...
