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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)
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Recovering after typhoon Ketsana
By Lucy Blown, Posted 06 April 2011 See more by this blogger
I travelled to the Philippines last month to see the work we have been carrying out through our partner in response to typhoon Ketsana. Throughout my trip I saw how older people have been and are still working to... Keep reading
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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
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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
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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
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