Interviews
The Aftermath of Louisiana: Improving Resilience to Flooding
Unprecedented rainfall in the U.S. State of Louisiana, more than four times the average amount for August, has led to widespread and devastating flooding cross the area. At least 13 people have died and...
World Humanitarian Day: Uniting as ‘One Humanity’
With more than 130 million people around the world in need of humanitarian assistance to overcome food shortages, lack of drinking water and health threats, and over 65 million people forced to flee their...
Emergency Lighting Solution Improves Education
Speedtech Energy, the leading manufacturer of solar energy-saving lighting devices in emerging markets, has accumulated 17 year experiences of solar applications. The most popular application is, the mini...
NRS International launches interactive Virtual Disaster Simulation at Global Disaster Relief Summit
NRS International and the Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF) will launch a Virtual Disaster Simulation as part of the upcoming Global Disaster Relief Summit 2016 in Washington DC. Hosted by...
The Role of Reliable Solar-powered Lighting in Modern Day Disaster Relief Efforts
What would you classify as basic human needs? Food, water and shelter. At least, that’s what Maslow tells us. But what if we were to change the context? Would these three still be the basic needs?...
UN report promotes the cross-benefits of farming and forestry to improve food security
On 18 July, for the start of World Forest Week, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) released a new report focusing on how agriculture and forestry can improve food security. The report aims to...
CDC at the Forefront of the Fight Against Zika Virus
The 2015-16 Zika epidemic has seen the virus spread throughout South America and into Central and North America. In February this year, the World Health Organization declared a Public Health Emergency of...
Mobile for Development - Why the Back-Office Needs to Play Catch-Up
Few industries are growing faster than mobile technology. This has opened up boundless possibilities in ‘mobile for development’ (M4D), but as frontline services are revolutionised, traditional...
Disaster Relief - Approaches to Providing Emergency Shelter
Displacement has always been a complex and pressing issue. On one hand, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reports that 59.5m people, “One in every 122 humans is now either a refugee, internally displaced,...
Overcoming challenges in deploying ICT solutions for disaster response
ICT and communications solutions are vital to disaster response operations. The latest figures show that the total number of internet users worldwide is 3.17 billion, up from 2.94 billion last year. The...
Interview with Luc Provost, CEO B Medical Systems at AIDF AID & DEVELOPMENT ASIA SUMMIT 2016
Luc Provost is CEO of B Medical Systems (a former division of the Dometic group), specialized in the production of medical refrigeration equipment for blood and vaccines. Since Luc joined the group in...
Disaster Relief and the Startup Phenomenon
The ‘startup’ business model is now a truly global phenomenon. As the world becomes more connected, the finance is there for small companies with big ideas. This article takes a whistlestop...
