The summer of 2025 could one day be seen as a milestone in the long-standing efforts to reform the humanitarian system. Following the official closure of USAID on 1 July, the world’s largest donor...
In this new paper Andrea Düchting and Darina Pellowska explore the complex space where humanitarian innovation balances opportunity and risk, performance and principles. Moving beyond debates on...
Can anticipatory action help solve the problem of humanitarian climate crisis? Climate change presents a dual challenge for aid organisations. It is expected to drive a rapid increase in global...
Why do some humanitarian innovations fail while others succeed? For years, innovation has been seen as the solution to all humanitarian problems. Yet, many innovations remain unknown and confined to...
Author: Damian Lilly, Mark Bowden Time for better regulation Humanitarian organisations are in the business of saving lives, not making a profit. Nevertheless, the humanitarian system does display...
Author: Dr Iida-Maria Tammi Why Climate Finance Matters for Humanitarian Organisations Global warming has many negative humanitarian impacts. Climate finance is essential for curbing them. Mitigation...
Author: Andrea Düchting Today, humanitarian action is increasingly digital, marked by the widespread adoption of digital technologies. This expansion brings with it a massive increase in the volume...
Calls for reforming humanitarian action are currently louder than they have been in years, fuelled by a growing funding gap and at least 300 million people in need worldwide. There is a growing...
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Findings from Bangladesh Risk in humanitarian action is multi-faceted, spanning safety and security, fiduciary and legal compliance issues, operational challenges, data and information security, and...
Author: Dr Andrea Steinke Executive Summary Climate change is poised to reshape the humanitarian sector The situation is alarming. Disasters related to climate change, such as storms, wildfires,...
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Author: Andrea Düchting Digital technologies revolutionise the way we live, work, and interpret the world. While the utilisation of data and digitalisation in the humanitarian sector has long been...
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Executive Summary Notwithstanding remaining criticisms and continued debates on definitions, a consensus emerged that humanitarian action should be “as local as possible” (Grand Bargain) and local...
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Executive Summary Over the past few decades, digital technologies have seen a massive increase in use and have profoundly shaped the humanitarian sector. Their exponential growth has greatly...
