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Addressing the linkages between climate, conflict and natural resource management
In recent years, there has been an increase in international attention on the exposure of vulnerable populations to intertwined climatic impacts and conflict risks. The broad practice and policy space…...
Community-Driven Change: Demonstrating Impact in Africa and India
For decades, philanthropy and governments have practised a top-down approach to funding, treating the symptoms and not the root causes of the most pressing social issues. By contrast, community-driven change…...
Women’s Transformational Roles in Local Conflict Prevention
Recognizing that women’s participation in conflict prevention at all levels is often invisible or overlooked, this new research study, “Women’s Transformational Roles in Local Conflict Prevention,” sheds light on the…...
Financing Mechanisms to Support Local Peacebuilders
The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (DHF) and GPPAC have partnered to explore avenues to better support local peacebuilding work through strengthening the quality - meaning the flexibility, sustainability, and accessibility -…...
Community engagement with armed actors in the Central African Republic: preventing and reducing protection risks and violence
In the Central African Republic, communities often exercise considerable influence over armed actors. This usually happens below the radar and is often left unrecognised by humanitarian protection actors. Communities have…...
Breaking Barriers: Empowering Women in Peace Mediation for Lasting Peace in South Sudan
This case study examines women’s involvement in peace mediation processes in South Sudan and the barriers they face. Despite the recognized importance of women’s participation, challenges persist in bringing women…...
Saferworld’s Agents of Change: Cascade Funding Model
This brief is designed to highlight creative, innovative, and adaptive mechanisms already being implemented that provide accessible, relevant, and community-driven funding to local peace and development actors....
Setting new standards for better MEL: Lessons for grantees & funders
This brief shares insights from the efforts of The Economic Justice Program (EJP) of the Open Society Foundations' Strategy & Impact Unit to develop a focused, principles?driven approach to monitoring…...
HDP Nexus: Challenges and Opportunities for its Implementation Final Report
This study on the challenges and opportunities of implementing the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus (or Triple Nexus) was commissioned by the European Commission, EEAS and ECHO. The study builds on the findings…...