Paper details

Paper authors	Leonard Hessling
In panel on	Resilience: Blurring the Humanitarian and Development Boundary
Paper presenter(s) will be presenting	In-Person / Online

Abstract

Overcoming the humanitarian development divide in order to be able to meet the needs of people affected by crisis and disaster better, is not only a programmatic concern, a question of funding, tools or partnerships. Addressing the rigid divide on an institutional level for responders, intermediaries and donors alike, will become the litmus test for the international aid system. When reviewing current practices, it becomes apparent, that mandates oftentimes can be a constraint and operations address needs in the spirit of the Grand Bargain, however the institutional set-up in between that should be supporting and steering these, becomes a hindering factor.

This paper will bring examples to the table and provide insights on good practices from local and international Caritas partners (both responders and intermediaries) for creating a conducive institutional environment to implement the Grand Bargain commitments. The paper will show how institutional frameworks and strategies can influence localized and resilience-building response. It will showcase different options for institutional set-up and permeable structures that foster integrated programmes, exchange and cooperation beyond a rigid humanitarian/development divide. Fueling institutional development in both responders and intermediaries, will create common ground between them and in cooperation with donors, to jointly address the need for adjusted funding models.

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