Brookings-London School of Economics Project on Internal Displacement
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The Project on Internal Displacement promotes more effective national, regional and international responses to this global problem and supports the work of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in carrying out the responsibilities of the mandate. The Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement monitors displacement problems worldwide, promotes the dissemination and application of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, works with governments, regional bodies, international organizations and civil society to create more effective policies and institutional arrangements for IDPs, convenes international seminars on internal displacement, and publishes major studies, articles and reports
The Project promotes a rights-based approach to disaster risk management (DRM) through supporting the inprovement of normative frameworks for internally displaced persons and other vulnerable groups affected by disasters.
The Project's activities, through resreach, training and advocacy promote disaster reduction as a means to prevent displacement caused by sudden and slow-onset disasters.
The Project has worked to develop operational guidance for international actors on incorporating human rights approaches into disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. In January 2011, the Project published the revised IASC Operational Guidelines on the Protection of Persons in Situations of Natural Disasters which has served as an important tool for humanitarian agencies in natural disasters since its initial publication in 2006. The Project has conducted workshops on the Guidelines in a number of regions – Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific. These workshops have trained government and UN officials and civil society representatives and have deepened the public’s understanding of the complexity of human rights issues occurring in natural disasters. In cooperation with IFRC and UNHCR the Project organizes an annual International Course on Law and Legal Protection in Natural Disasters which responds to the increasing demand for legal and regulatory frameworks to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters.
The Project also publishes an Annual Review of Natural Disasters, looking at the latest developments and trends in the humanitarian field. To highlight the growing importance of regional organizations in disaster risk management, it also conducted research on the role of regional organizations in DRM.
http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports/2011/01/06-operational-guidelines-nd
http://www.brookings.edu/about/projects/idp/gp-page
http://www.brookings.edu/about/projects/idp/nd-workshop-training
http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/up-front/posts/2012/03/26-natural-disasters-ferris
http://www.brookings.edu/events/2012/12/03-sanremo-natural-disasters
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.