Wilson Center Experts
Arif Hasan
Affiliation:
Adviser, Orangi Pilot Project, and Founder and Chairman, Urban Resource Centre, Pakistan
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The U.S. Government's Response to Disasters: Myth, Mistakes, and Recovery
April 06, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:15pm
Whether the result of nature, war, or human error, disasters prompt large-scale responses by governments and NGOs. Millions of dollars are poured into affected regions, and yet death rates continue to rise and whole populations lack adequate shelter, sanitation, or access to health services. The panelists discussed their experience dealing with these challenges and examined the U.S. response to disasters worldwide. more
Responding to Disasters: Myths, Mistakes, and Recovery
April 06, 2011 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Paul Born, Co-Founder and Director, Tamarack - an Institute for Community Engagement, Ontario, Canada; Dr. Frederick Burkle, Senior Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center, and Senior Fellow & Scientist, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard School of Public Health; Leonard Doyle more
Resilience, Sustainability and Development: Some as yet Undefined Issues
Jul 07, 2011Paper contribution to the January 2009 seminar on community resilience more
Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor: The Orangi Pilot Project in Karachi, Pakistan and Density & Urban Form in Dakar, Senegal
September 07, 2007 // 9:00am — 11:30am
According to the United Nations, over one billion people lack access to clean water and over two billion have no access to sanitation, the primary cause of diseases like cholera that take the lives of more than 6,000 children in poor countries every day. more
Community Resilience: Stories from the Ground
December 09, 2008 // 1:00pm — 3:30pm
What is the underlying meaning of a community? Challenges have risen globally on the surrounding focus of how communities can nurture meaning and opportunities around the world. more
Some Comments on Community Healing in Time of Disaster
Mar 30, 2011Paper contribution to the April 2011 seminar on post-disaster community engagement. more
The U.S. Government's Response to Disasters: Myth, Mistakes, and Recovery
April 06, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:15pm
Whether the result of nature, war, or human error, disasters prompt large-scale responses by governments and NGOs. Millions of dollars are poured into affected regions, and yet death rates continue to rise and whole populations lack adequate shelter, sanitation, or access to health services. The panelists discussed their experience dealing with these challenges and examined the U.S. response to disasters worldwide.
Responding to Disasters: Myths, Mistakes, and Recovery
April 06, 2011 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Paul Born, Co-Founder and Director, Tamarack - an Institute for Community Engagement, Ontario, Canada; Dr. Frederick Burkle, Senior Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center, and Senior Fellow & Scientist, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard School of Public Health; Leonard Doyle
Community Resilience: Stories from the Ground
December 09, 2008 // 1:00pm — 3:30pm
What is the underlying meaning of a community? Challenges have risen globally on the surrounding focus of how communities can nurture meaning and opportunities around the world.
Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor: The Orangi Pilot Project in Karachi, Pakistan and Density & Urban Form in Dakar, Senegal
September 07, 2007 // 9:00am — 11:30am
According to the United Nations, over one billion people lack access to clean water and over two billion have no access to sanitation, the primary cause of diseases like cholera that take the lives of more than 6,000 children in poor countries every day.