The number of humanitarian innovation projects that do not make it past the pilot phase is constantly growing. Why is scaling humanitarian innovation so difficult? Cassie Seo (WHO) explains the discussion from the first workshop of the new CHA project ‘Humanitarian Innovation’.
The picture is bleak, says Will Jamison Wright, who takes a look at Trump’s last term to predict how the incoming administration will act on humanitarian issues within the context of the new global situation.
Localisation is a top priority in Germany’s new humanitarian strategy. Darina Pellowska analyses how the commitments made are (not) translating into concrete measures.
Ralf Südhoff explains what Germany’s new humanitarian strategy and a radically reduced budget mean for the future of its humanitarian aid.
While there is an increased need for effective and timely humanitarian assistance, the rise in internal access constraints is becoming a major challenge to the provision of aid. Pariwish Abbasi about the deliberate and willful obstruction of humanitarian aid.
Disasters related to natural hazards like flash flood, heat waves or droughtst lead to devastating losses and damages. Not even included in the usual statistics are non-economic losses and damages (NELDs). However, they should be and they should also be part of the humanitarian discourse and interventions, argues Johanna Fipp.
Will Gaza become a turning point at which liberal democracies turn away from humanitarianism? And does this include Germany? asks Joël Glasman.
What opportunities and challenges does climate funding present for humanitarian organisations? Iida-Maria Tammi examines the underlying logic of humanitarian climate action and highlights the potential conflict between climate and non-climate-related humanitarian needs.