This brief suggests how to think differently about DRR in conflicts, rather than how to implement it, and draws on evidence that it is necessary and possible even in conflicts and recurring crises.
Disaster risk reduction (DRR) has taken a back seat in the last decade and a half, as other agendas have raced forward – resilience, climate change adaptation and anticipatory action – the last of these particularly in conflicts and recurrent crises where the humanitarian sector is particularly dominant. More recently, recognition has been growing on how conflict amplifies vulnerability to natural hazards, and of the need to invest and deliver DRR in conflicts and recurring crises.
This policy brief synthesises SPARC’s learning related to DRR in conflicts and recurrent crises. It does not offer a comprehensive analysis of all work on this topic but rather a contribution to ongoing debates. We looked at all SPARC publications and distil all the findings and recommendations relevant to DRR in conflicts and recurring crises.