- “The Red Cross Listens to You”: DEH in ColombiaIn Colombia, humanitarian needs are diverse, ongoing and often converge within the same territories. The country faces simultaneous impacts of migration, socioeconomic hardships, the persistence of armed conflict, gender-based violence, and natural hazards such as floods, landslides and earthquakes. To respond to… Read more: “The Red Cross Listens to You”: DEH in Colombia
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Thesis Research: Characterising Housing Stock Vulnerability To Floods In Malawi
Written by Inez Gortzak Flash floods frequently occur in Karonga, a district in Northern Malawi, and have a considerable impact on households. This research aimed to combine different types of data (drone, street… Read more…
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Vulnerability Risk Index: How Data Improved COVID-19 Service Delivery
Written by Melissa El Hamouch The Red Cross and Red Crescent (RCRC) National Societies, in most countries, act as the first and primary responders in emergency situations. The year 2020 was exceptional in regards to the response given by… Read more…
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Digital transformation: supporting digital independence
Written by Melissa El Hamouch 2020, a year that was met with great challenges introduced by the COVID-19 pandemic that led to priority shifting of many National Societies (NS). The Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are still providing… Read more…
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Rumor Tracking: A Digital Transformation Approach
Written by Melissa El Hamouch What is a rumor? According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a rumor is “an unofficial interesting story or piece of news that might be true or invented, and quickly spreads… Read more…
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Beirut after the explosion: how technology is playing a vital role
Written by Melissa El Hamouch The year 2020 in Lebanon, kick-started with ongoing revolutions, an economic crisis, a political collapse, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The country’s unstable economic situation and the steady rise of COVID-19 cases were both… Read more…
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Emergency data support: typhoon Goni & Vamco
Written by Sander Houston The Philippines is the most exposed country in the world to tropical storms. When the world was captivated by the U.S. elections in November last year the Goni & Vamco… Read more…