John Borton
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 142104 |
|---|---|
| NOME | John Borton |
| PRENOMES | John |
| SOBRENOME | Borton |
| ASSINATURA | BORTON J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Overseas Development Institute |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 14 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 39 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 14 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1962 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2019 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Disaster-affected Populations and “Localization”
The international humanitarian sector has long been criticized for relying on standardized responses that make little, if any, adjustment to social and cultural differences between different disaster contexts and disaster-affected populations. Responding to such criticisms, the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit set an ambitious target for “localizing” international humanitarian funding flows so that a quarter would be provided by local and national …
History, memory and ‘lessons learnt’ for humanitarian practitioners
This article concludes the special issue on the history of humanitarian aid by reflecting on the role of memory and history in relation to humanitarian aid. To address a special issue as a conclusion is to embrace the opportunity to reflect on its papers, aims and ambitions. It is also for us an opportunity to reflect on the role history has for a community of practice often forging ahead in response to the latest demands and emergencies. Histori…
The State of the International Humanitarian System
THE STATE OF THE INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN SYSTEM Get access John Borton John Borton Editor-in-chief Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Refugee Survey Quarterly, Volume 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 16–23, https://doi.org/10.1093/rsq/17.1.16 Published: 01 March 1998
An Account of Co‐ordination Mechanisms for Humanitarian Assistance During the International Response to the 1994 Crisis in Rwanda
This paper examines the co‐ordination strategies developed to respond to the Great Lakes crisis following the events of April 1994. It analyses the different functions and mechanisms which sought to achieve a co‐ordinated response – ranging from facilitation at one extreme to management and direction at the other. The different regimes developed to facilitate co‐ordination within Rwanda and neighbouring countries, focusing on both inter‐agency an…
Conference Reports
Recent Trends in the International Relief System
Since 1991 the international relief system has been undergoing a process of rapid and fundamental change associated with the end of the Cold War period. The principal changes concern (i) the international community's approach to national sovereignty and the 'right' of armed intervention in support of humanitarian objectives, and (ii) organisatwnal changes aimed at improving the coordination and effectiveness of the response by donor organisations…
Seasonal rainfall forecasting for Africa
An experimental seasonal rainfall forecast for the African Sahel as a whole has been issued by the UK Met. Office for each year since 1986. The forecast is issued in the May or June preceding the wet season (mainly the months July to September). Currently, this forecast is communicated directly to National Met. Agencies in the African Sahel who make various uses of it. For the experimental forecast to become operational, several questions need to…
Seasonal rainfall forecasting for Africa part II—application and impact assessment
An experimental seasonal rainfall forecast for the African Sahel as a whole has been issued by the UK Meteorological Office for each year since 1986. The scientific aspects of the forecast, including its current and possible future status, have been discussed in Part I of this paper. Here, we examine how the forecast might be applied, and assess the impacts it may have on potential users in Africa. Five groups of users of the rainfall forecasts a…
The Contribution of the Relief and Development Institute to the Evolution of the Agenda on Famine and Emergency Relief
UK food aid and the African emergency 1983–1986
Experiences of Non-Governmental Organisations in the Targeting of Emergency Food Aid
Experiences of the collection and use of micro-level data in disaster preparedness and managing emergency operations
The African food crisis of 1982-1986
The crisis cannot be attributed to any one cause, but rather it was the product of a number of interacting factors whose precise combination varied between countries. Drought, internal political and economic factors and an unfavourable external economic environment were significant contributory factors. Civil war and externally financed insurgency were primarily responsible for propelling a food crisis into a famine in four out of the six worst a…
The Amherst College Honors Thesis 5
Recent Trends in the International Relief System
Since 1991 the international relief system has been undergoing a process of rapid and fundamental change associated with the end of the Cold War period. The principal changes concern (i) the international community's approach to national sovereignty and the 'right' of armed intervention in support of humanitarian objectives, and (ii) organisatwnal changes aimed at improving the coordination and effectiveness of the response by donor organisations…
The African food crisis of 1982-1986
The crisis cannot be attributed to any one cause, but rather it was the product of a number of interacting factors whose precise combination varied between countries. Drought, internal political and economic factors and an unfavourable external economic environment were significant contributory factors. Civil war and externally financed insurgency were primarily responsible for propelling a food crisis into a famine in four out of the six worst a…
History, memory and ‘lessons learnt’ for humanitarian practitioners
This article concludes the special issue on the history of humanitarian aid by reflecting on the role of memory and history in relation to humanitarian aid. To address a special issue as a conclusion is to embrace the opportunity to reflect on its papers, aims and ambitions. It is also for us an opportunity to reflect on the role history has for a community of practice often forging ahead in response to the latest demands and emergencies. Histori…
The State of the International Humanitarian System
THE STATE OF THE INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN SYSTEM Get access John Borton John Borton Editor-in-chief Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Refugee Survey Quarterly, Volume 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 16–23, https://doi.org/10.1093/rsq/17.1.16 Published: 01 March 1998
Experiences of the collection and use of micro-level data in disaster preparedness and managing emergency operations
Experiences of Non-Governmental Organisations in the Targeting of Emergency Food Aid
UK food aid and the African emergency 1983–1986
The Amherst College Honors Thesis 5
The African food crisis of 1982-1986
The crisis cannot be attributed to any one cause, but rather it was the product of a number of interacting factors whose precise combination varied between countries. Drought, internal political and economic factors and an unfavourable external economic environment were significant contributory factors. Civil war and externally financed insurgency were primarily responsible for propelling a food crisis into a famine in four out of the six worst a…
Experiences of the collection and use of micro-level data in disaster preparedness and managing emergency operations
UK food aid and the African emergency 1983–1986
Experiences of Non-Governmental Organisations in the Targeting of Emergency Food Aid
The Contribution of the Relief and Development Institute to the Evolution of the Agenda on Famine and Emergency Relief
Seasonal rainfall forecasting for Africa
An experimental seasonal rainfall forecast for the African Sahel as a whole has been issued by the UK Met. Office for each year since 1986. The forecast is issued in the May or June preceding the wet season (mainly the months July to September). Currently, this forecast is communicated directly to National Met. Agencies in the African Sahel who make various uses of it. For the experimental forecast to become operational, several questions need to…
Seasonal rainfall forecasting for Africa part II—application and impact assessment
An experimental seasonal rainfall forecast for the African Sahel as a whole has been issued by the UK Meteorological Office for each year since 1986. The scientific aspects of the forecast, including its current and possible future status, have been discussed in Part I of this paper. Here, we examine how the forecast might be applied, and assess the impacts it may have on potential users in Africa. Five groups of users of the rainfall forecasts a…
Recent Trends in the International Relief System
Since 1991 the international relief system has been undergoing a process of rapid and fundamental change associated with the end of the Cold War period. The principal changes concern (i) the international community's approach to national sovereignty and the 'right' of armed intervention in support of humanitarian objectives, and (ii) organisatwnal changes aimed at improving the coordination and effectiveness of the response by donor organisations…
Conference Reports
An Account of Co‐ordination Mechanisms for Humanitarian Assistance During the International Response to the 1994 Crisis in Rwanda
This paper examines the co‐ordination strategies developed to respond to the Great Lakes crisis following the events of April 1994. It analyses the different functions and mechanisms which sought to achieve a co‐ordinated response – ranging from facilitation at one extreme to management and direction at the other. The different regimes developed to facilitate co‐ordination within Rwanda and neighbouring countries, focusing on both inter‐agency an…
The State of the International Humanitarian System
THE STATE OF THE INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN SYSTEM Get access John Borton John Borton Editor-in-chief Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Refugee Survey Quarterly, Volume 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 16–23, https://doi.org/10.1093/rsq/17.1.16 Published: 01 March 1998
History, memory and ‘lessons learnt’ for humanitarian practitioners
This article concludes the special issue on the history of humanitarian aid by reflecting on the role of memory and history in relation to humanitarian aid. To address a special issue as a conclusion is to embrace the opportunity to reflect on its papers, aims and ambitions. It is also for us an opportunity to reflect on the role history has for a community of practice often forging ahead in response to the latest demands and emergencies. Histori…
Disaster-affected Populations and “Localization”
The international humanitarian sector has long been criticized for relying on standardized responses that make little, if any, adjustment to social and cultural differences between different disaster contexts and disaster-affected populations. Responding to such criticisms, the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit set an ambitious target for “localizing” international humanitarian funding flows so that a quarter would be provided by local and national …
Political science (10 obras) · Economics (8 obras) · Law (7 obras) · Law (7 obras) · Computer Science (5 obras) · Engineering (5 obras) · Geography (5 obras) · Medicine (5 obras) · Sociology (5 obras) · Business (4 obras)