Focus on Information in Disasters (World Disasters Report)

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

ISBN 10: 9291391093 / ISBN 13: 9789291391097

Published by International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies, Switzerland, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Focus on Information in Disasters (World Disasters Report)
• Publisher: International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies, Switzerland
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9291391093
• ISBN 13: 9789291391097
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 598.7 grams

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Synopsis

People need information as much as water, food, medicine or shelter. Information can save lives, livelihoods and resources. It may be the only form of disaster preparedness that the most vulnerable can afford. The right kind of information leads to a deeper understanding of needs and ways to respond. The wrong information can lead to inappropriate, even dangerous interventions.

Information bestows power. Lack of information can make people victims of disaster. Do aid organizations use information to accumulate power for themselves or to empower others? The report calls on agencies to focus less on gathering information for their own needs and more on exchanging information with the people they seek to support.

Published annually since 1993, the World Disasters Report brings together the latest trends, facts and analysis of contemporary crises -- whether "natural" or human-made, quick-onset or chronic.

About the Author

Jonathan Walter is editor of the World Disasters Report.