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Protection of displaced Libyans: risks, responses and border dynamicsWorking and discussion papers | August 2019 | Sherine El Taraboulsi-McCarthy and Ghada Al-Bayati with Victoria Metcalfe-Hough and Sarah AdamczykExamining the protection of Libyans displaced in Tunisia and within Libya. Downloads
Risk-informed development: from crisis to resilienceResearch reports and studies | May 2019 | Sarah Opitz-Stapleton, Rebecca Nadin, Jan Kellett, Margherita Calderone, Adriana Quevedo, Katie Peters and Leigh MayhewHow development can become a vehicle to reduce complex risk, avoid creating risks and build resilience. Downloads
Twenty years of protection of civilians at the UN Security CouncilBriefing papers | May 2019 | Sarah AdamczykExploring the current state of the protection of civilians in armed conflict agenda and proposing steps to help close the gap between law and action. Downloads
When disasters and conflict collideFeature | May 2019Drawing on stories and videos from Colombia and Lebanon, this feature explores why conflict must be put at the heart of disaster risk reduction efforts. Find out more
Disaster risk reduction strategies: navigating conflict contextsWorking and discussion papers | May 2019 | Katie Peters, Laura E.R. Peters, John Twigg and Colin WalchHow disaster risk reduction strategies could address shared vulnerabilities to disaster and conflict and be used as a vehicle for peacebuilding. Downloads
Disaster risk reduction in conflict contexts: the state of the evidenceWorking and discussion papers | May 2019 | Katie Peters, Kerrie Holloway and Laura E.R. PetersWhen disasters and conflict collide: assessing the evidence on disaster risk reduction in fragile and conflict-affected contexts. Downloads
Climate change, conflict and security scan: analysis of current thinkingResearch reports and studies | April 2019 | Katie Peters and Leigh MayhewThis scan summarises the literature and social media coverage on the topic of resilience, climate change, conflict and security from April–July 2018. Downloads
Working paper: Double vulnerability: the humanitarian implications of intersecting climate and conflict riskResearch reports and studies | March 2019 | Katie Peters, Leigh Mayhew, Hugo Slim, Maarten van Aalst and Julie ArrighiThis paper summarises current knowledge and analysis of the interactions between climate and conflict. Downloads
Reconstruction plans in Syria must be a priority at Brussels pledging conference – statement and experts availablePress release | 11 March 2019International leaders will gather in Brussels tomorrow for the third Syria pledging conference Find out more
Leave no one behind: shining a spotlight on adolescent Congolese refugees in RwandaBriefing papers | March 2019 | Roberte Isimbi with Nicola Jones, Elizabeth Presler-Marshall and Marie Merci MwaliFindings and policy recommendations on young adolescent refugees’ access to education and learning, and their bodily integrity and freedom from violence. Downloads
