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Financing in Fragile and Conflict Contexts: Evidence, Opportunities, and Barriers

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This paper provides a summary of the main trends and issues regarding both regular and risk financing in FCAS.

What is Known About Capacity and Coordination of Social Assistance Programmes in Crisis Situations?

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This paper reviews the literature and documented evidence on capacity and coordination issues in crisis situations, where social protection and humanitarian assistance intersect.

Moving Targets: Social Protection as a Link Between Humanitarianism, Development and Displacement

In this paper we review the relationship between a humanitarian response to initial displacement and longer-term development planning, as well as the recent range of research and policy responses in this field.

Strengthening Responses at the Nexus of Social Protection, Humanitarian Aid and Climate Shocks in Protracted Crises: BASIC Research Framing Paper

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This paper reviews the contours of global and national debates, and the concepts that are key to informing research on social assistance in contexts of protracted crises. It focuses on three fields: social protection, humanitarian assistance, and climate adaptation and responsiveness.

Sustaining Existing Social Protection Programmes During Crises: What Do We Know? How Can We Know More?

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This paper identifies a substantial knowledge gap – namely, our understanding of the ways in which existing, government-led programmes can be sustained during crises to ensure that households that were already poor and vulnerable before a crisis continue to be supported.

The Effects of Social Assistance Interventions on Gender, Familial and Household Relations Among Refugees and Displaced Populations: A Review of the Literature on Interventions in Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This literature review aims to explore the evidence on the effects of social assistance on gender, familial, and household relations and power dynamics among refugees and (internally) displaced populations in Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon.