International Development - Seventh Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 24 October 2006.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

Background and acknowledgements

1  Introduction

2  Understanding disasters

Defining disasters

The relationship between humanitarian response and development assistance

3  The UK's initial disaster response

The role of DFID

The role of NGOs

The role of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC)

The role of the media

The role of the private sector

The wider context

4  Reform of the humanitarian sector: coordination and leadership

Coordination

Leadership

The Emergency Relief Coordinator and OCHA

5  Reform of the humanitarian sector: financing

Total funding

Equity

Speed

NGO funding

6  Reform of the humanitarian sector: measuring needs and performance

Needs assessment

Evaluating the performance of humanitarian actors

Lesson-learning

Accountability

Good Humanitarian Donorship Initiative (GHD)

7  Operational Issues

Working with affected governments

Working with the military and civil defence actors

"Flying the flag"

8  Disaster risk reduction

Disaster Mitigation

Disaster Preparedness

Capacity Building

Funding DRR

Risk Transfer Mechanisms

DFID and Disaster Risk Reduction

DRR and Climate Change

9  The relationship between development assistance and humanitarian aid

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal minutes

List of witnesses

List of written evidence

List of unprinted written evidence and papers

Reports from the International Development Committee

List of Oral Evidence

Tuesday 6th June 2006

Tuesday 13th June 2006

Tuesday 20th June 2006

Thursday 6th July 2006

Thursday 11th July 2006

Monday 17th July 2006

Tuesday 18th July 2006

Monday 24th July 2006

Written Evidence

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Prepared 2 November 2006