Abstract
Drought, floods, earthquakes, conflict, climate change: these are just some of the ar-eas which humanitarian assistance is traditionally called on to address. Policymakers tend to consider short-term humanitarian assistance and longer-term development assistance quite separately, yet they are two sides of the same coin.
Highlights
Drought, floods, earthquakes, conflict, climate change: these are just some of the areas which humanitarian assistance is traditionally called on to address
Ground Truth Solutions, the OECD interviewed over 12,000 people either affected by crises or working as humanitarian field workers between 2016 and 2019
People affected by crises cannot live exclusively on humanitarian assistance; it is insufficient to cover their basic needs
Summary
Humanitarian aid is proposed as a solution to cover some of the most urgent needs: shelter, food, water. Soon after the crisis is over, when the government is able and willing to cover its population’s basic needs, and livelihood opportunities are restored, humanitarian aid usually cease. The need for emergency assistance is increasingly overlapping with long-term development needs: there is no longer a specific point in time when people’s needs cease to be “humanitarian” and instead become linked to “development”.
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