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Shelter is a basic human right for people of all ages, but for older people, the sense of security and comfort that a home provides is particularly important. Losing their home in a disaster or...
Despite UNHCR regulations that call for adequate ...
These Guidelines for best practice are based on wide-ranging new research from Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas and many years’ global disaster experience. They aim to help relief agencies...
Older people have often been overlooked in disasters and conflicts, and their concerns have rarely been addressed by emergency programmes or planners. This analysis seeks to: (1) highlight factors...
In 2014, HelpAge USA invited the Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law Program and the American Association for the Advancement Science (AAAS) to collaborate on an investigation of the...
The impact of natural disasters on the older population is unlikely to diminish in the years to come due to the increasing number of older persons in Malaysia. Recent trends with respect to...
In emergencies, the poorest people suffer hardest and longest, including significant numbers of older people. Older people are often at least as vulnerable as other population groups, such as...
Anecdotally, older people are considered to be vulnerable to emergency events, from the preparation phase, through the response, and into the recovery phase. This article, from Flinders University...
This document systematically reviews the main risks (defined as potential adverse consequences of a crisis) older people are exposed to in emergency situations. It is intended for humanitarian...
This study gives an overview of how disability and ageing issues have been incorporated into water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programmes. It presents a ‘mainstreaming continuum’ as a...