This blog post by Ben Ramalingam (ALNAP) argues that with the devastating Haiti earthquake still fresh in our minds, this is the time to reflect on the underlying theories that shape the way “we think about disasters, how we understand the aftermath, and how we carry out international aid work.” He provides a facscinating overview of the complexity sciences and how they can inform our understanding about the dynamics of crises, a first step in framing appropriate and locally-relevant disaster response programmes.
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