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22 September 2022

Loss and Damage: Building resilience to crisis

As Denmark becomes the first UN member to pledge funding to Loss and Damage, DI’s Erica Mason explains how this financing can embed resilience in the humanitarian system.

Written by Erica Mason

Policy Development Lead

18 December 2019

Peace in the triple nexus: what challenges do donors face?

How does 'peace' fit in the humanitarian nexus? Sarah Dalrymple and Angus Urquhart identify and clarify four key questions

Written by

Sarah Dalrymple, Angus Urquhart

28 November 2019

Climate finance is yet to deliver for the most vulnerable people

Climate change threatens the goal to sustainably end poverty. This is a well-recognised fact, and in 2015, the UN’s vision for the future, Agenda 2030, brought together sustainability and development, with SDG 13 requiring signatories to take urgent action to …

Written by Amy Dodd

Head of Engagement

4 June 2019

What people want: building resilience and stability in conflict and crises

DFID’s Matthew Wyatt and Barbara Lecq talk about efforts to make our development, humanitarian and peacebuilding investments coherent

Written by

Matthew Wyatt, Barbara Lecq

18 August 2017

Intrinsic links between poverty and crisis: What the data tells us

Information on needs & current resource allocation is vital to spend resources effectively. What does the data say about the links between poverty & crisis?

Written by Sarah Dalrymple

Senior Policy & Engagement Advisor/Crisis & Humanitarian Co-Lead (Maternity leave)

4 July 2017

Joining up data in the humanitarian–development nexus: Why does it matter?

Beata Lisowska explores how humanitarian development data could be joined up to give a complete picture of the regions in greatest need.

Guest author

Written by Beata Lisowska