Crises have become very diverse and risks more aggravated (terrorism, climate change, etc.). This has made it essential to improve crisis management, and particularly in terms of prevention, anticipation, reaction and crisis resolution. These subjects are at the heart of Groupe URD’s work:
| Emergency and disaster prevention and preparation |
- Prévention et gestion des crises: Un rôle pour les ONG?, Véronique de Geoffroy, François Grünewald, Groupe URD, In : L'Armement : revue de la - Délégation Générale pour l'Armement (DGA), mars 2002, CHEAr / DPAr, Paris.
- L'après guerre se prépare aujourd'hui, François Grünewald, In : Libération du 16/04/1999
- Prévoir les famines, François Grünewald, Courrier de la planète n° 27, Mars Avril 1995 |
| Crisis management mechanisms |
| - Darfour : dynamique d'une gestion de crise, François Grünewald, numéro 14, mai-juin 2005, pp. 28-31 |
| Links between relief, rehabilitation and development |
- Study of humanitarian needs in Chad for current and future operations by DG ECHO
The overall objective of this study is to analyse three specific subjects related to the humanitarian situation in targeted areas of Chad. The information gathered will allow better planning of humanitarian operations and will reinforce the coordination and complementary nature of operations, particularly in relation to other LRRD operations planned by the European Commission, but also in relation to the initiatives of other major donors.
The main focus of this field study is the issue of LRRD (Linking Relief Rehabilitation and Development).
The three principle themes which will be analysed are:
1. The return of internally displaced persons: a forecast of the nature and volume of humanitarian aid which would be needed and the conditions which would permit the return of 180000 internally displaced persons currently living in Eastern Chad;
2. The integration of refugees from the Central African Republic: an analysis of the food security situation of refugees from the Central African Republic currently living in Southern Chad, and the aid needed to allow them to become fully integrated in Chad;
3. Sector-based analysis of water and sanitation projects in zones populated by Sudanese refugees in Eastern Chad: analysis of emergency humanitarian aid in water and sanitation provided to Sudanese refugees in Eastern Chad and detailed technical recommendations to move towards long-term assistance in this sector.
The results of this project should:
- allow ECHO to define its operational strategy in Chad;
- provide the necessary elements to improve the links between the European Commission’s operations and mechanisms in Chad so that there is a link between emergency, rehabilitation and development;
- help ECHO and the Commission to improve coordination between donors, whether this is with member states or with other major donors (USAID).
This kind of diagnosis carried out by external consultants to help ECHO to define its strategy has never been done before (another similar project is taking place in Southern Sudan). It is an internal exercise for ECHO.
- LRRD project in Afghanistan (2005-2007)
- detailled report of Automn School on Humanitarian Aid - 2004 : Linking relief and development - what's new?
- "Entre Urgence et Développement", sous la direction de François Grünewald et Claire Pirotte, Karthala, Paris, 2000 (20 €)
- Before, During and After Crisis: Better Linking of Relief, Rehabilitation and Development, François Grünewald; In : The Courier ACP-EU n° 198 May-June 2003 |
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