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This
cluster of work aims to inform and inspire operational strategies
for enhanced humanitarian action.
Recent work under this cluster has critically examined the concept
of dependency, the role of cash-based
responses in emergencies and the role of remittances
in crises. Work on agricultural
markets, will continue with an ‘action research’ approach to determine how markets for agricultural inputs and
products can be supported effectively and in a sustainable way
in post-conflict situations.
Various new strands of work are proposed for 2007/08. A study
on the issue of corruption and emergency
relief, building on commissioned work already undertaken,
will explore an important but under-researched topic in the sector.
The focus is on generating a better understanding of the risks
of the corrupt diversion of humanitarian aid, and on working with
aid agencies to develop stronger tools and approaches for minimising
risks and curbing corruption. A longitudinal study on livelihoods and the longer-term impact of disasters aims to enhance understanding
of how livelihoods evolve over time in crises. This collaborative
venture would be a new departure for HPG. It would focus on a
single context (Northern Uganda), following a sample of households
over a four-year time frame.
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The research team
Research Fellow Paul
Harvey (team leader)
Research Fellow Kate Longley
Research Fellow Kevin Savage
Research Officer Sarah Bailey
Research Officer Ellen Martin
Completed work
Remittances during crises
Agricultural
rehabilitation: Mapping the linkages between humanitarian relief,
social protection and development
Dependency
and humanitarian relief: a critical analysis
Cash-based responses in emergencies
Measuring the impact of humanitarian
aid: a review of current practice
HIV/AIDS and humanitarian action
Power, livelihoods and conflict: case studies
in political economy analysis for humanitarian action
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