How can we respond better? That key question is on the top of the agenda in the humanitarian response community, especially in the wake of the Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina disasters. Disaster and conflict management experts at Harvard believe they have the answer: quantify the problems and evaluate the quality and impact of aid.
The key aims of the Program for Humanitarian Effectiveness are centered on improving the impact of response interventions by promoting:
- Dialogue on emerging issues in humanitarian response;
- Inter-agency coordination across sectors;
- Standards for measuring the impact of interventions;
- Needs assessments for beneficiary populations;
- Evaluation of response effectiveness.
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