Donors at the triple nexus: lessons from the United Kingdom
To address the impact of crisis on poverty, risk and vulnerability and ensure that ‘no one is left behind’, building synergies between short-term humanitarian assistance and longer-term development and peacebuilding approaches is vital.
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To address the impact of crisis on poverty, risk and vulnerability and ensure that ‘no one is left behind’, building synergies between short-term humanitarian assistance and longer-term development and peacebuilding approaches is vital.
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To address the impact of crisis on poverty, risk and vulnerability and ensure that ‘no one is left behind’, building synergies between short-term humanitarian assistance and longer-term development and peacebuilding…
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Introduction
Working across the ‘triple nexus’ (humanitarian, development and peace: see box 1) to build synergies between short-term humanitarian assistance and longer-term development and peacebuilding approaches is crucial for addressing the…
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UK policy and strategic planning
The UK 2015 Aid Strategy shifted the agenda towards a focus on conflict and stability and established a strategic framework for action in fragile states.
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The programme cycle and the nexus
To realise work on the nexus, risk, resilience and peace must be embedded into all aspects of the programming cycle – from joined-up assessments to joined-up results. This process is…
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Organisational structures and systems
Lessons: DFID’s decentralised structure provides a strong foundation for working practically on the nexus. To realise the potential this offers, it will be important to build coherence between the centre…
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To address the impact of crisis on poverty, risk and vulnerability and ensure that ‘no one is left behind’, building synergies between short-term humanitarian assistance and longer-term development and peacebuilding…
Read the executive summaryChapter One
Introduction
Working across the ‘triple nexus’ (humanitarian, development and peace: see box 1) to build synergies between short-term humanitarian assistance and longer-term development and peacebuilding approaches is crucial for addressing the…
Read chapter oneChapter Two
UK policy and strategic planning
The UK 2015 Aid Strategy shifted the agenda towards a focus on conflict and stability and established a strategic framework for action in fragile states.
Read chapter twoChapter Three
The programme cycle and the nexus
To realise work on the nexus, risk, resilience and peace must be embedded into all aspects of the programming cycle – from joined-up assessments to joined-up results. This process is…
Read chapter threeChapter Four
Organisational structures and systems
Lessons: DFID’s decentralised structure provides a strong foundation for working practically on the nexus. To realise the potential this offers, it will be important to build coherence between the centre…
Read chapter fourAcknowledgements
This report was authored by Sarah Dalrymple (DI) and research was undertaken by Sarah Dalrymple and Amy Dodd (DI). The report was reviewed by Amy Dodd and Angus Urquhart (DI).…
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Read appendix threeBibliography
Butterworth, R. et al., 2016. Adaptive programming and portfolio management: The experience so far – and what more we need to do. DFID and ODIDFID, undated, Smart Rules guide: humanitarian…
Read appendix fourThe flow of UK aid
Read appendix fiveUK aid for countries in protracted crisis
This appendix includes information on volumes of UK humanitarian assistance and developmental (non-humanitarian) ODA for countries experiencing protracted crisis or entering into protracted crisis response in 2018 and 2019: Iraq,…
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