Donors and organizations from Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and other emerging economies are bringing new money and different approaches to an international disaster-relief scene traditionally dominated by the Western powers, Reuters reports as part of a package of articles on major tends in humanitarian aid.

Emerging powers that until recently were primarily aid recipients rather than providers have boosted their humanitarian spending from $34.7-million in 2000 to $622.5 million in 2010.

Such countries have become more visible in disaster zones such as Somalia, where Turkish aid and development workers are active, and are increasingly being courted for funding by United Nations agencies and major global charities.

The package, much of it based on a survey of 41 major relief charities, also examines the potential impact on aid delivery of urbanization and climate change and growing cooperation between aid groups and multinational corporations, among other topics.