Volume 48. Issue 4: Courting Catastrophe? Humanitarian Policy and Practice in a Changing Climate
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Courting Catastrophe? Humanitarian Policy and Practice in a Changing Climate
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017-07-31)Humanitarian crises appear dramatic, overwhelming and sudden, with aid required immediately to save lives. Whereas climate change is about changing hazard patterns and crises are in reality rarely unexpected, with academic ... -
Notes on Contributors: Courting Catastrophe? Humanitarian Policy and Practice in a Changing Climate
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017-07-31)This is the notes on contributors for IDS Bulletin 48.4, 'Courting Catastrophe? Humanitarian Policy and Practice in a Changing Climate'. -
Introduction: Courting Catastrophe? Can Humanitarian Actions Contribute to Climate Change Adaptation?
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017-07-31)Climate change introduces new challenges for humanitarian aid through changing hazard patterns. The linkages between climate change and humanitarian aid are complex. While humanitarian organisations deal directly with ... -
Climate Change Adaptation Through Humanitarian Aid? Promises, Perils and Potentials of the ‘New Humanitarianism’
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017-07-31)A major reform of the humanitarian sector is currently under way, focusing increasingly on the prevention of crises rather than on providing relief once crises have occurred. This article examines whether and how this new ... -
Scalable and Sustainable: How to Build Anticipatory Capacity into Social Protection Systems
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017-07-31)Climate shocks contribute to a significant share of the humanitarian burden, and are a key factor in increasing poverty and food insecurity. Social protection is increasingly recognised as an instrument to help build ... -
Climate Change and Disasters: Institutional Complexities and Actors’ Priorities for Mitigation, Adaptation and Response
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017-07-31)Over the last decade, Pakistan has faced several major disasters, involving both natural hazards and conflict. These crises prompted tremendous national and international response, and triggered the Government of Pakistan ... -
Social Vulnerability and Local Adaptation in Humanitarian Response: The Case of Pakistan
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017-07-31)This article looks at the experiences of two areas hit hard by the 2010 mega-floods in Pakistan, one in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one in Sindh. It examines how different humanitarian actors understand climatic changes, risk ... -
The Power of ‘Know-Who’: Adaptation to Climate Change in a Changing Humanitarian Landscape in Isiolo, Kenya
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017-07-31)This article examines adaptation to climate change in view of changing humanitarian approaches in Isiolo County, Kenya. While humanitarian actors are increasingly integrating climate change in their international and ... -
Social Protection or Humanitarian Assistance: Contested Input Subsidies and Climate Adaptation in Malawi
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017-07-31)The purpose of this article is to assess factors that contributed to the apparent success of the Farm Input Support Programme (FISP) in the period 2005–15, and discuss the lessons that can be learned from this experience ... -
Rethinking Food Aid in a Chronically Food-Insecure Region: Effects of Food Aid on Local Power Relations and Vulnerability Patterns in Northwestern Nepal
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017-07-31)The impacts of repeated food aid programmes on households’ livelihood strategies and capacity to adapt to stressors such as climate change were investigated in the chronically food-insecure district of Humla in Nepal, ... -
What Does Climate Change Adaptation Mean for Humanitarian Assistance? Guiding Principles for Policymakers and Practitioners
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017-07-31)Vulnerability to climate change is the result of complex interactions of various social, political, economic and environmental conditions. Humanitarian actions, while often having short-term and ‘neutral’ intentions, ... -
Glossary: Courting Catastrophe? Humanitarian Policy and Practice in a Changing Climate
(Institute of Development Studies, 2017-07-31)This is the glossary of IDS Bulletin 48.4, 'Courting Catastrophe? Humanitarian Policy and Practice in a Changing Climate'.