Exploring potential pathways for strengthening disaster risk management in conflict
(2022) VBRM15 20221Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety
- Abstract
- Despite a growing interest in the conflict-disaster nexus, major knowledge gaps persist on
operational knowledge and guidance on conflict considerations in disaster risk management
programming. The objective of the study was to identify potential pathways for strengthening
disaster risk management efforts in fragility-, violence-, and conflict-affected contexts. A
collective case study was conducted of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red
Crescent (IFRC) and four National Societies (Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sudan, and South Sudan),
which all operate under conditions of fragility, violence, and/or conflict. Data were collected
through semi-structured interviews with 11 strategic- and operational-level staff from the
... (More) - Despite a growing interest in the conflict-disaster nexus, major knowledge gaps persist on
operational knowledge and guidance on conflict considerations in disaster risk management
programming. The objective of the study was to identify potential pathways for strengthening
disaster risk management efforts in fragility-, violence-, and conflict-affected contexts. A
collective case study was conducted of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red
Crescent (IFRC) and four National Societies (Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sudan, and South Sudan),
which all operate under conditions of fragility, violence, and/or conflict. Data were collected
through semi-structured interviews with 11 strategic- and operational-level staff from the
National Societies, and four global level staff from the IFRC with the aim to compare strategic
considerations to operational conditions. Four potential pathways were identified, namely:
1) Integration of disaster risk management efforts, moving away from projectised and shortterm
programming to ensure reaching disaster risk reduction and resilience building objectives.
2) Contextualisation of programmes and capacity building to assess and design programmes
appropriately according to the scale, intensity, and type of conflict. 3) Localisation by working
increasingly through local staff and volunteers to capitalise on access, accompanied by
increased focus on safety and security of local staff. 4) Dissemination of the humanitarian
principles to all stakeholders involved in conflicts, to increase the operational effectiveness,
safety, and access. The author recommends further research at the operational level and into
the political implications of disaster risk management in conflict and urging donors to support
pilot programming and a shift to longer-term programming. (Less)
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- author
- Jensen, Lærke Uhrenholt LU
- supervisor
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- Mo Hamza LU
- organization
- course
- VBRM15 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Disaster risk management, disaster risk reduction, fragility, violence, conflict, Red Cross, Red Crescent, Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Nigeria, Ethiopia
- language
- English
- id
- 9094401
- date added to LUP
- 2022-08-08 10:00:00
- date last changed
- 2022-08-08 10:00:00
@misc{9094401, abstract = {{Despite a growing interest in the conflict-disaster nexus, major knowledge gaps persist on operational knowledge and guidance on conflict considerations in disaster risk management programming. The objective of the study was to identify potential pathways for strengthening disaster risk management efforts in fragility-, violence-, and conflict-affected contexts. A collective case study was conducted of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) and four National Societies (Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sudan, and South Sudan), which all operate under conditions of fragility, violence, and/or conflict. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 11 strategic- and operational-level staff from the National Societies, and four global level staff from the IFRC with the aim to compare strategic considerations to operational conditions. Four potential pathways were identified, namely: 1) Integration of disaster risk management efforts, moving away from projectised and shortterm programming to ensure reaching disaster risk reduction and resilience building objectives. 2) Contextualisation of programmes and capacity building to assess and design programmes appropriately according to the scale, intensity, and type of conflict. 3) Localisation by working increasingly through local staff and volunteers to capitalise on access, accompanied by increased focus on safety and security of local staff. 4) Dissemination of the humanitarian principles to all stakeholders involved in conflicts, to increase the operational effectiveness, safety, and access. The author recommends further research at the operational level and into the political implications of disaster risk management in conflict and urging donors to support pilot programming and a shift to longer-term programming.}}, author = {{Jensen, Lærke Uhrenholt}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Exploring potential pathways for strengthening disaster risk management in conflict}}, year = {{2022}}, }