Contribution to Change: An Approach to Evaluating the Role of Intervention in Disaster Recovery

by Roger Few, Daniel McAvoy, Marcela Tarazona

Book Overview

As the number of people affected by disasters has risen, so have the expectations placed on humanitarian agencies by donors, the public and the affected populations themselves. Agencies must now provide evidence of impact of their interventions. But applying conventional evaluation methods can pose problems. How can we assess the difference that intervention makes? Is it ethical to consign some disaster-affected communities to control groups? How...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853398128
• ISBN13: 9781853398124
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Practical Action Publishing
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.1"