Abstract
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) has helped to reduce global disaster risk, but there has been a lack of progress in disaster risk reduction (DRR) for people living in fragile and conflict affected contexts (FCAC). Given the mounting evidence that DRR cannot be implemented through conventional approaches in FCAC, serious efforts must be made to understand how to meet SFDRR's goals. This paper offers a case study of international non-governmental organization GOAL's programming that responds to the protracted crisis in Syria, with a critical discussion on SFDRR and how to adapt humanitarian relief and disaster resilience.
Highlights
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 (SFDRR) is the global framework for disaster risk reduction (DRR), which has been adopted by 187 member states and is widely used by governments, donors, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to guide DRR programming
There are gaps in both disaster theory and guidance for the practical implementation of DRR in fragile and conflict affected contexts (FCAC), but GOAL has navigated challenges associated with both violent conflict and fragile and limited state structures in providing support to people living in the region
The selection of GOAL's work in Syria provides a useful case to explore how to reduce disaster risk for people living in FCAC and understand how the goals of the SFDRR can be better realized in situations where the state is weak
Summary
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 (SFDRR) is the global framework for disaster risk reduction (DRR), which has been adopted by 187 member states and is widely used by governments, donors, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to guide DRR programming. There are gaps in both disaster theory and guidance for the practical implementation of DRR in FCAC, but GOAL has navigated challenges associated with both violent conflict and fragile and limited state structures in providing support to people living in the region To this end, the selection of GOAL's work in Syria provides a useful case to explore how to reduce disaster risk for people living in FCAC and understand how the goals of the SFDRR can be better realized in situations where the state is weak. The selection of GOAL's work in Syria provides a useful case to explore how to reduce disaster risk for people living in FCAC and understand how the goals of the SFDRR can be better realized in situations where the state is weak The development of this case takes the form of “co-creation” [26], a collaboration between practitioners at GOAL and academic researchers. Through this process of co-creation, this article highlights the analytic and thematic learnings surrounding GOAL's programming, with the goal of contributing to the body of knowledge on approaches to DRR in FCAC
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