Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation
Chemical Regulation
GAO
A 56-pager US report comparing US and EU approaches to protect against the risks of toxic chemicals
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2007-10-10
Characterizing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa: Time for Strategic Action
World Bank
This 310-page report aims at addressing the dearth of strategic information on HIV spread in MENA through a joint effort of the World Bank, the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and the World Health Organization (WHO)
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-07-15
Catastrophic Disasters
Government Accountability Office
This 147-page US report offers findings and recommendations for improving readiness to respond to a catastrophic disaster
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-09-07
Cash-Based Responses in Emergencies
ODI
A 72-page report of a project investigating when the option of giving money, as distinct from in-kind assistance, to people affected by disasters is feasible and appropriate
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2007-03-08
Canadian Recommendations for the Prevention and Treatment of Malaria Among International Travellers 2009
Public Health Agency of Canada
A 90-page Canadian report dealing with the risks and treatment of malaria for international travellers
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-08-03
Bushfire Arson: A Review of the Literature
Australian Institute of Criminology
A 166-page Australian monograph reviewing Australian and overseas studies on urban arson and assessing its relevance to bushfire arson
Crime, Law & Order, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2004-12-15
Burning Issues for Haiti’s Recovery
Brookings
An 8-page US overview of some of the burning issues in the recovery effort both in Haiti and the US
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-09-18
Burma/Myanmar after Nargis: Time to Normalise Aid Relations
Crisis Group
This 45-page report urges the international community to build on the unprecedented cooperation between the Myanmar government and humanitarian agencies
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-10-26
Building Community Resilience to Disasters
Rand Corporation
Based on findings from a literature review and a series of community and regional focus groups,this 104-page US study provides a definition of community resilience in the context of national health security and a set of eight levers and five core components for building resilience. It then describes suggested activities that communities are pursuing and may want to strengthen for community resilience, and identifies challenges to implementation
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2011-03-08
Building a More Resilient Haitian State
Rand Corporation
This 208-page US monograph supports the development of a Haitian state-building strategy by identifying the main challenges to more capable governance, evaluating existing plans for strengthening government institutions and improving the delivery of public services, and proposing a realistic and carefully limited set of critical actions
Governance & Politics, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-08-17
Building A Global Framework to Address the Needs and Contributions of Older People in Emergencies
Public Health agency of Canada
A 48-page Canadian report reflecting the collective views of participants at the 2007 Winnipeg International workshop on Seniors and Emergency Preparedness
Ageing, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-03-10
Bioterrorism with Zoonotic Disease: Public Health Preparedness Lessons
Rand Corporation
A 7-page US report of an exercise in responding to agricultural terrorism
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-06-15
Bioterrorism Preparedness Training and Assessment Exercises for Local Public Health Authorities
Rand Corporation
A 122-page manual of tabletop exercises developed in the U.S. to help train public health workers to detect and respond to bioterrorist attacks and to assess their levels of preparedness.
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2005-09-06
Beyond the Headlines: Five Observations on Natural Disasters
Brookings Institution
This US article points to five common factors shared by natural disasters
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2008-05-19
Beyond Emergency Relief for Haiti: The Challenge of Effective Development Assistance
Brookings
This US article considers the possible role of the international community in the reconstruction and development of Haiti in the short-to-medium term
International Development, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-01-25
Beyond Aid: Migration as a Tool for Disaster Recovery
CGD
This 4-page US policy brief explores the various legal channels through which the U.S. government could, after future overseas disasters, leverage the power of migration to help limited numbers of people
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2011-06-08
Aviation Security: Passenger Screening Behavior Detection Program
GAO
An 89-page report on the validity of the Passenger Screening Behaviour Deterction Program being used in the US by the TSA
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-05-28
Aviation Security: Computer-Assisted Passenger Prescreening System
U.S. General Accounting Office
This 53-page study finds implementation of the system to be beset by difficulties
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2004-02-13
Aviation Safety: More Research Needed on the Effects of Air Quality on Airliner Cabin Occupants
U.S. General Accounting Office
This 69-page study reviews the state of knowledge of the health effects of air contaminants on airline passengers and cabin crew, surveys the technologies available for reducing contamination and urges a more proactive approach to the issue by the FAA
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2004-02-11
Avian Influenza in Poultry and Wild Birds
CRS
An 18-page US report on avian influenza
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2007-02-20
Averting Disaster
"Newsweek"
This US article explains that rebuilding in Haiti can become a model for how the global community can work together to reduce the fallout of such disasters in the future
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-02-06
At the Crossroads: Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia and the Pacific
UN
This 162-page report provides a snapshot of how DRR (disaster risk reduction) and CCA (climate change adaptation) are being integrated in the Asia Pacific region
Climate Change & Environment, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2011-09-12
Applying the Precautionary Principle to DDT
National Center for Policy Analysis
A U.S. 2-page brief analysis comparing the risks and benefits of DDT
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-09-16
Antibiotic Resistance: Federal Agencies Need to Better Focus Efforts to Address Risk to Humans from Antibiotic Use in Animals
U.S. General Accounting Office
This 102-page report examines various aspects of the risk to humans from antibiotic use in animals and recommends improvements in the procedures used by relevant U.S. agencies for assessment and monitoring
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2004-05-25
Analyzing a Bioterror Attack on the Food Supply: The Case of Botulinum Toxin in Milk
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Results from a model developed to estimate the potential harm from a deliberate release of botulinum toxin into the milk chain, with proposals for eliminating the threat
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2005-07-08
An International Response to Central Asia’s Severe Disaster Risks
Brookings
A US paper on efforts to deal with the cumulative risks which Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) face
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, RegionalPosted: 2011-05-05
An Emergency Management Framework for Canada
Public Safety Canada
A 20-page second edition of Canada's framework designed to guide ministers responsible for emergency management to work together to improve and enhance the emergency response
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-03-11
Air Traffic Control: FAA Needs to Ensure Better Coordination When Approving Air Traffic Control Systems
U.S. Government Accountability Office
This 62-page U.S. report reviews the FAA's process for approving ATC systems and the challenges that it has faced in approving such systems
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2004-11-24
AIDS Treatment in South Asia
CGD
This 34-page working paper uses recent epidemiological data on the extent and rate of spread of HIV/AIDS in South Asian countries and alternative scenarios regarding future government efforts to expand access to AIDS treatment in order to estimate the future need for antiretroviral treatment in South Asian countries and the fiscal burden that their governments will shoulder if they decide to provide or finance all of the needed care.
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-03-10
AIDS in South Asia: Understanding and Responding to a Heterogeneous Epidemic
World Bank
A 131-page report analyzing South Asia's HIV/AIDS epidemic and offering recommendations for halting its spread
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-12-04
Africa’s Victories over Malaria
Inside Story
An Australian article reporting on progress in combatting malaria in Africa
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, HealthPosted: 2011-08-18
Abu Dhabi's Nuclear Power Plant Folly
Gloria Center
An Israeli article casting doubt on the safety aspect of Abu Dhabi's decision to construct a nuclear reactor
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, EnergyPosted: 2010-06-29
A Report on Exercise Hawthorn
DEFRA
A 39-page report on Exercise Hawthorn, a national asian influenza disease exercise designed to test the government's emergency preparedness
Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-09-18
25 Years of Living with HIV/AIDS
Chatham House
A 7-page article addressing the challenges presented by HIV/AIDS
Health, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2006-04-26
A European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps
SWP
A 4-page German commentary urging the establishment of a European Voluntary Corps modelled after the US Peace Corps
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, European UnionPosted: 2010-08-23
Second International Workshop on Seniors and Emergency Preparedness
Public Health Agency of Canada
This 56-page Canadian report provides an overview of the presentations, discussions, and priorities that emerged from the Second International Workshop on Seniors and Emergency Preparedness.
Ageing, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2009-01-22