Latest analysis on conflict and violence and the challenges of sustaining peace in volatile contexts.Linking disasters and conflict in AsiaAs representatives met for the Asian Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction, find out why applying this to fragile and conflict areas is key to accelerate implementation of the Sendai Framework.ReportBlog The capacity of UN agencies, funds and programmes to sustain peaceAhead of the UN high-level meeting on sustaining peace, here are strategic actions to help AFPs drive the agenda forward.ReportBriefingBlog Water security in the Middle East and North AfricaSupporting sustainable water services during protracted crises. Holding the keys: humanitarian access and local organisationsAre local actors in Ukraine and Syria able to obtain access to people in need, and if they do, how do they negotiate it? Understanding trajectories of radicalisation in NigerIn northern Niger, many people support sharia over secularism. New research investigates why, and whether it leads to extremism. Latest publications When rising temperatures do not lead to rising tempers: climate and insecurity in northern Niger Climate change, conflict and security scan: analysis of current thinking August–November 2018 Disaster risk reduction in conflict contexts: an agenda for action ‘Doble afectacion’: living with disasters and conflict in Colombia Disaster risk reduction and protracted violent conflict: the case of Afghanistan Disaster risk reduction, urban informality and a ‘fragile peace’: the case of Lebanon Pursuing disaster risk reduction on fractured foundations: the case of Chad Protection of displaced Libyans: risks, responses and border dynamics Risk-informed development: from crisis to resilience Twenty years of protection of civilians at the UN Security Council Upcoming and past events06 December 2018Mass starvation: tackling the political causes of famine 24 October 2018The Rohingya crisis: voices from the field 05 July 2018Improving mental health care in humanitarian crises 07 June 2018Disaster risk reduction in fragile and conflict affected contexts 18 April 2018Being accountable to people affected by armed conflicts 27 March 2018Urban humanitarian response: challenges and opportunities 14 March 2018Somalia: resolving the crisis and sustaining peace 08 February 2018Yemen's economic future: from survival to reconstruction 01 February 2018Cash Transfer Programming: taking stock and looking ahead 13 December 2017Non-state actors in governance systems: friend or foe? BlogsKatie PetersHow do we reduce disaster risks for the conflict-affected? Susan Nicolai, Maria Stavropoulou, Kerrie Holloway...Brussels Conference on Syria: four issues donors must prioritise next week Christina Bennett2019's biggest challenge: the humanitarian sell-out Lorenzo De SantisHow to deal with fragile states: three takeaways from this week’s Paris Peace Forum Samuel SharpWhat we’ve learnt doing mixed-methods behavioural research in Uganda John Bryant, Kerrie Holloway, Caitlin WakeThe Rohingya crisis, one year on Katie PetersDisaster risk reduction in Asia: a view from the Ministerial Conference Sara PantulianoHigh-level meeting on sustaining peace: can the UN deliver? Alex Thier, Mareike Schomerus and Sara PantulianoPathways for Peace: our experts' impressions of the new report Barnaby Willitts-KingTheresa May in China: three things she should be mindful of Our experts Simon Gill Acting Executive Director Sara Pantuliano Acting Executive Director Mareike Schomerus Senior Research Fellow, Head of Programme, Research Director SLRC Nilima Gulrajani Senior Research Fellow Katie Peters Senior Research Fellow Sherine El Taraboulsi-McCarthy Interim Senior Research Fellow Cathal Long Research Fellow Judith Tyson Research Fellow Nicholas Crawford Senior Research Associate Marcus Manuel Senior Research Associate Alastair McKechnie Senior Research Associate Freddie Carver Research Associate Clare Castillejo Research Associate Richard Mallett Research Associate Victoria Metcalfe-Hough Research Associate Naz Khatoon Modirzadeh Research Associate
How do we reduce disaster risks for the conflict-affected?Insight | 13 October 2019 | Katie PetersAs conflicts become more protracted around the world, cutting disaster risks from climate change in those places will require a different approach. Read and comment
Cuando coinciden los desastres naturales y el conflicto: nuevo estudio sobre ColombiaMedia | 13 October 2019 | El Espectador Find out more
When rising temperatures do not lead to rising tempers: climate and insecurity in northern Niger Working and discussion papers | October 2019 | Aoife McCullough, Leigh Mayhew and Sarah Opitz-Stapleton with Agali Abouka and Djibrilla Mohamed BottoThis paper explores the complex and tangled links between climate variability/change and the proliferation of armed networks operating in northern Niger. Downloads
Climate change, conflict and security scan: analysis of current thinking August–November 2018Research reports and studies | September 2019 | Katie Peters, Leigh MayhewIn the second of ODI's climate change, conflict and security scans, we summarise the latest developments on the intersection of climate and conflict risk. Downloads
Disaster risk reduction in conflict contexts: an agenda for actionResearch reports and studies | September 2019 | Katie PetersThis synthesis report explores how to deliver disaster risk reduction in contexts of violence, conflict and fragility in a way that 'leaves no one behind'. Downloads
‘Doble afectacion’: living with disasters and conflict in ColombiaResearch reports and studies | August 2019 | Ayesha Siddiqi, Katie Peters and Julia ZulverHow disaster risk reduction could better address the double impact of disasters and conflict in Colombia. Downloads
Disaster risk reduction and protracted violent conflict: the case of AfghanistanResearch reports and studies | August 2019 | Rodrigo Mena, Dorothea Hilhorst and Katie PetersExploring how DRR initiatives and projects are being linked with conflict prevention, ‘do no harm’ principles and peacebuilding efforts in Afghanistan. Downloads
Disaster risk reduction, urban informality and a ‘fragile peace’: the case of LebanonResearch reports and studies | August 2019 | Katie Peters, Nuha Eltinay and Kerrie HollowayHighlighting the many complexities and contradictions associated with achieving disaster resilience in a context of 'fragile peace'. Downloads
Pursuing disaster risk reduction on fractured foundations: the case of ChadResearch reports and studies | August 2019 | Katie Peters, Anne-Lise Dewulf, Veronique Barbelet, Colette Benoudji and Virginie Le MassonExamining the relationship between disasters, conflict and disaster risk reduction in Chad. Downloads
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
