Briefing paper
Climate change, conflict and displacement: five key misconceptions
This paper aims to build the evidence base and raise awareness of the myriad ways in which displaced people choose or are forced to adapt their lives and livelihoods to meet the challenges of displacement.
Briefing paper
COVID-19: a watershed moment for collective approaches to community engagement?
Effective communication and community engagement (CCE) is a critical component of the response to COVID-19 in humanitarian settings. This briefing note makes a number of recommendations to strengthen collective approaches to CCE.
Working paper
The Rohingya response in Bangladesh and the Global Compact on Refugees
This report explores how far the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) – adopted by 181 UN Member States, including Bangladesh, in December 2018 – has informed the response to the Rohingya crisis.
Briefing paper
Public narratives and attitudes towards refugees and other migrants: UK country profile
This briefing presents an overview of the key features of migration and asylum policy in the UK, recent trends in migration patterns, and public perceptions and political narratives on refugees and other migrants.
Working paper
Disaster risk reduction in conflict contexts: the state of the evidence
The Overseas Development Institute (ODI) interrogated disaster risk reduction financing, policy and programming to understand the role of conflict, fragility and violence in disaster risk. The review of over 50 years of research shows how conflicts are deeply embedded in societies and can exacerbate vulnerability...