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Death in Borena - worst drought since 2000?

By Sarah Packwood, Posted 06 May 2011 See more by this blogger

The sickly sweet stench of rotting cattle flesh overwhelmed us as we arrived in one of the kebeles (neighbourhood) in Dire woreda (district), Orimiya region, Ethiopia to check out the current drought situation. The horror of decaying carcasses at... Keep reading (2 Comments)
Haiti: No easy answer

By Jane Scobie, Posted 04 April 2011 See more by this blogger

Election results in Haiti are due out today. For whoever wins there will be no easy answer. Unemployment is at 80%. For the hundreds of thousands of families still living in cramped camps over a year after the earthquake... Keep reading
Ageing in the media: Japan earthquake and tsunami

By Rosaleen Cunningham, Posted 24 March 2011 See more by this blogger

As regular readers of this blog know, older people in disasters rarely make the headlines. Japan, of course, has changed that. Many media commentators have said that the distinguishing feature of this particular disaster will be the numbers of... Keep reading
Japan earthquake: Why older people could be the hardest hit

By Richard Blewitt, Posted 14 March 2011 See more by this blogger

Since Friday, terrifying images of the tsunami devastating eastern Japan have rolled out on news channels all over the world. Reporters are desperate for information and angles but one new story is clearly emerging - how Japan's large population... Keep reading
International Women's Day: Things have changed - but not for all of us

By Margaret Chilcott, Posted 04 March 2011 See more by this blogger

Looking back at the last 100 years since International Women's Day started, I count myself fortunate to be born in the ‘baby boomer' era, a couple of years after the Second World War. It has given me the opportunity... Keep reading (1 Comment)