The Fletcher School

A Graduate School of International Affairs

Peter Walker

Peter Walker

peter.walker@tufts.edu

Phone: (617) 627-3371

Fax: (617) 627-3428

Office: Feinstein
International Center

Address:
Suite 4800, 200 Boston Ave
Medford, MA 02155

Irwin H. Rosenberg Professor of Nutrition and Human Security Director of the Feinstein International Center, The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Education

BSc, Sheffield University
PhD in soil science, Sheffield University.

Professional Activities

Head of Regional Office, Bangkok. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (2000-2002); Director, (1995-2000) and Director (1991-1994) Disaster Policy. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva (1995-2000); Operations Development Officer. League of Red Cross/Red Crescent Societies, Geneva (1990-1991); Country Director, ActionAid Ethopia (1988-1990); Writes the blog Getting Humanitarian Aid Right.

Research Interests

Climate change and globalization as it effects crisis occurrence; The evolution of the international humanitarian system; The management of trans-national NGOs

Selected Publications

  • The Humanitarian Response Costs of Climate Change.(co-author) Journal of Environmental Hazards. 2009 Vol. 8 pages 149-163
  • Follow the money: A review and analysis of the state of humanitarian funding. (Co-author)Forced Migration Review, December 2007 33-36
  • “Why the greatest military and economic power in the world did not protect New Orleans,”(co-author) Humanitarian Exchange (2005).
  • “Disaster Globalization: Evaluating the Impact of Tsunami Aid,” Journal of Emergency Management (2005).
  • “Is Corruption an Issue in the Tsunami Response?” Humanitarian Exchange (2005).
  • “Opportunities for Corruption in a Celebrity Disaster,” Background paper for Transparency International meeting on Corruption Prevention in Tsunami Relief, held in Jakarta (2005).
  • “The World Conference on Disaster Viewed through the Lens of Political Ecology: A Dozen Big Questions for Kobe and Beyond,” Capitalism, Nature, Socialism (2005).
  • “Tsunami: Political Economy of a Natural Disaster,” Praxis (2005); “Cracking the Code: The Genesis, Use and Future of the Code of Conduct,” Disasters Journal (2005).
  • “Smoke and Mirrors: Deficiencies in Disaster Funding,” (co-author) British Medical Journal (2005).