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  1. Report building on a set of 40 research studies in the tsunami affected regions of India and Sri Lanka aimed at improving the policies and practices of Oxfam and other aid agencies in the tsunami response, as well as contributing to humanitarian aid effectiveness in future emergencies. The studies cover a range of topics including disaster risk reduction (DRR), gender equity, climate change, physical and mental health, livelihoods, conflict, and local capacity.
  2. Focusing on settlement and shelter, this paper examines 4 areas: (i) safety, security, and livelihoods; (ii) how post-disaster settlement and shelter could have an improved connection with permanent housing and communities; (iii) fairness and equity; and (iv) connecting relief and development by tackling root causes of vulnerability.
  3. Report highlighting 'inherent centrality of people from communities at risk as the primary stakeholders of all disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiatives'.
  4. Report of workshop 'held to refine the TRIAMS concept and achieve consensus among the countries concerned and other partners on the process to assess the impact of the response and monitor ongoing recovery efforts.'
  5. ADB program in Sri Lanka to provide insurance services to the poor, allowing them to build productive assets, increase income, and protect themselves from shocks.
  6. ACHR "is a regional network of grassroots community organizations, NGO's and professionals actively involved with urban poor development processes in Asian cities. "
  7. Article evaluating non-profit performance in relief and reconstruction after the Indian Ocean Tusnami.
  8. Article describing the boom of spontaneous aid groups that were started after the Indian Ocean Tsunami.
  9. Story of tsunamihelp and reflections on the self-organised collaboration of assistance via the Internet after the Indian Ocean Tsunami.
  10. Organization aiming to enhance "the capacity of rural communities to democratically identify and address their own development needs and to provide services [for] economically viable, socially just and ecologically sustainable development of Sri Lanka".

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