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Author Archives: IRIN News

Stefan Dercon: Innovative but dull: disaster insurance is starting to pay off

by IRIN News September 11, 2017

OXFORD, Sept. 11, 2017 -Stefan Dercon is Chief Economist at DFID, Professor of Economic Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University and co-author, with Daniel Clarke, of “Dull Disasters: how planning ahead will make a difference”, published in 2016 by Oxford University Press Hurricanes and an earthquake have caused havoc across the Caribbean […]

A country ‘on its knees’: Cholera takes hold in war-weary Yemen

by IRIN News May 18, 2017

Climate change glossary – understanding global warming from A to Z

by IRIN News February 27, 2017

Shattered war economy encourages child marriage in Yemen

by IRIN News February 16, 2017

Analysis: Climate change and mass migration: a growing threat to global security

by IRIN News January 19, 2017

“Sanctuary cities” get ready to resist Trump deportations

by IRIN News January 17, 2017January 23, 2017

Lou del Bello: Climate action gathering shakes off the Trump effect

by IRIN News November 21, 2016

Time to get tough on human trafficking and sex slavery

by IRIN News September 13, 2016

Troubled waters: The Mediterranean is becoming even more deadly for migrants

by IRIN News August 30, 2016

If evicting people were an Olympic event, Brazil would win gold

by IRIN News August 2, 2016

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