Has the methodology used in the HRI 2009 changed compared with previous years?
DARA takes every edition of the HRI as an opportunity to continue to refine and improve the methodology based on feedback and lessons learnt from the previous year. In 2009, the survey design was streamlined and improved, and the scope of the survey was expanded in order to assess non-GHD donors such as governmental INGOS, UN and Pooled Fund mechanisms, and private foundations. This was to address a trend noted in previous HRI reports of the growing importance of non governmental donors. The survey also includes new and emerging government donors, such as Saudi Arabia, Korea and others. With over 500 survey responses this makes a good platform to explore how these actors perform as donors. We also increased the number of crises from 11 in 2008 to 13, obtaining more survey responses than the previous year (1400 to 1600). In addition, the statistical formulation of many of the indicators was improved, and data sources reviewed to ensure accuracy of information collected. We continue to r
