Unlocking Innovative Solutions to Disaster Resilience in Fragile, Conflict and Violent Settings
Upending what we think in know about disasters in fragility, conflict and violence (FCV) settings was the focus of the session, wherein participants were challenged to question how we understand, and act, on disaster risk in highly complex environments. Decision-makers shared the barriers they current experience which inhibit the implementation of DRM approaches in FCV settings, and in doing so, deepen our collective understanding of the differential approaches required to address context-specific nuances of FCV settings.
There is increasing recognition of the intersection between climate change, disaster and fragility, conflict and violence (FCV), but often it’s hard to move beyond mappings of co-location data. In order to mature our collective understanding of the links, to better inform investment design, diverse and innovative risk analytics are required which grapple with the complexities of compounding risks and matters of causation. The session explored these issues and cross-cutting themes, such as IDP influx/flows, refugees, and food insecurity.
Fragility, conflict and violence (FCV) settings present additional challenges to securing, disbursing and utilizing funding for DRM investments and actions. This session dissected the real-life challenges faced by governments and other stakeholders in accessing and utilizing DRM funding, and the solutions currently available, including multi-donor funds, partnership models, flexible funding, public-private partnerships, debt relief, and microfinance programs.
DRM needs to be integrated into long-term development plans to strengthen resilience proactively, rather than reactively, in the aftermath of disasters. Sectoral development is often constrained or reversed by both disasters and FCV. In complex settings where disasters and FCV intersect, comprehending the impact channels through which disaster-FCV interactions affect critical sectors such as nature based solutions, housing, transportation, healthcare, and water, is imperative for informing investment design and bolstering sectoral resilience. Acknowledging the interconnectedness of these risks through a sectoral lens, the breakout session activities explored how FCV and disasters undermine sectoral resilience, the interplay of these impacts, and identified practical examples and solutions for enhancing disaster resilience in FCV settings through sectoral investments.
Organized by: GFDRR Disaster-FCV Thematic Area
