Resources

Podcast: Constructive Deconstruction: Future Humanitarian Action

“Constructive deconstruction: future humanitarian action” is a podcast series exploring ODI’s Humanitarian Policy Group’s two years of research on re-imagining the humanitarian system, using design thinking to look at the humanitarian system through the perspective of the end-user.

Published: 2018

Webinar: Where is the money? Is your operation well-funded? Donor reflections on efficiency and results

In this 90-minute online session, panelists explored the link between efficient humanitarian response and funding. What makes the humanitarian response more efficient, and how does this lead to more efficient use of available resources? Are donors adopting best practices for financing and for practical improvements that will facilitate your work? Will increased efficiency help bridge the humanitarian-development divide? And does increased efficiency comes with a price in terms of a principled approach?

Published: 2015

Webinar: Prioritisation in humanitarian operations: How to prioritize when everything is a priority?

The panelists unpacked some of the different ways that prioritization has been done, shared good practices from the field, and looked at what an ideal model of prioritization might look like.

Published: 2015

Protection Strategy Webinar Series

Throughout May and June 2015, the InterAction Results-Based Protection Program carried out several interviews, hosted an online discussion forum, and held a series of webinars with guest speakers on the development of protection strategies across different contexts.

Published: 2016

Communicating with Communities

On January 26th, 2015, the Results-Based Protection Program held a webinar and launched a discussion forum on Communicating with Communities: Analyzing the role of information and the flow of communication with affected populations to address protection outcomes.

Published: 2016

What Works in Measuring Peacebuilding and Protection Programs with Crisis Affected Populations?

On Thursday January 21, 2016 from 9:00-10:00 AM EST, DME for Peace and InterAction hosted a discussion on What Works in Measuring Peacebuilding and Protection Programs with Crisis Affected Populations?

Published: 2016

Webinar: Multi-Disciplinary Strategies: An Exploration of Integrated Protection Programming

Published: 2016

Webinar: Discussion on Civilian Survival Strategies During Conflict

In times of intense conflict and pervasive violence, how do civilians cope? The Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC), hosted a webinar to discuss its most recent report, “Waiting for No One: Civilian Survival Strategies in Syria,” which details coping strategies used by Syrian civilians during the brutal civil war to ensure their own safety and assist others.

Published: 2016

Panel Discussion: The Roots of Behaviour in War revisited

On 28 April 2016, the ICRC hosted a panel discussion at the Humanitarium with some of the leading experts involved in the update of the ICRC study “The Roots of Behaviour in War.” As part of the ICRC’s Conference Cycle on “Generating respect for the law,” the panel accompanied the first meeting of these experts in Geneva, highlighting their specific contributions, hypotheses, and approaches.

Published: 2016

Planning with Evidence: Cutting edge practices

Evidence is essential for effective, ethical, and accountable humanitarian action. But how should it be used in planning humanitarian programming? ALNAP was joined by practitioners from four organizations to explore groundbreaking work, challenges they’ve faced, and the practical relevance of tools for humanitarian policy and programming staff.

Published: 2016