HUMANITARIAN CRISES
Humanitarian crises are on the rise globally. With the looming threats of climate change, conflict, economic shocks, and pandemics, the prospects for the future are worrying.
Feinstein researchers are conducting pioneering research and offering unique educational opportunities that explore how the world can transform its approach to humanitarian crises to the meet the growing needs of the coming decades. Our mission is to protect and strengthen the lives, livelihoods, and dignity of people affected by or at risk of hunger or humanitarian crises.
HUMANITARIAN CRISES PUBLICATIONS
This desk study explores how state-owned policies and programs in pastoral areas of the Sudano-Sahel and the Greater Horn of Africa meet pastoralists’ needs and priorities.
This report outlines an anticipatory insurance product designed to support farmers in the drought-prone regions of Malawi and Zambia.
The time pressure involved in designing and implementing anticipatory action can discourage the localization of decision-making. Learn more from a cartoon-infused summary of insights.
Early Warning Systems can reduce deaths and damages caused by extreme weather events, if investors address gaps in communication and planning. Learn more from a cartoon-infused summary of insights.
This synthesis report reflects upon Phase 1 findings on humanitarian action in pastoral drylands of the Greater Horn and Sudano-Sahel.
This desk study explores how pastoralists manage climate, conflict, and other stresses through indigenous early warning systems, preventive actions, local emergency responses, and customary safety nets.
HUMANITARIAN CRISES PROJECTS
The PATHWAYS project focuses on how children and youth cope with climate stressors in Ethiopia.
The Youth in Syria project aims to assess the situation of youth in Afrin, Syria, who have been affected by protracted conflict, ongoing political instability, and the devastating earthquake in 2023.
The Cities of Youth project seeks to understand how climate change influences patterns of youth migration to secondary cities in Uganda.
The CORD consortium works to protect health and build resilience in climate-related disasters. We collect and analyze data on the health effects of climate-related disasters, illuminating how vulnerable populations are affected around the world.
This project aims to improve the lives and livelihoods of populations in pastoral areas of the Sudano-Sahel and Greater Horn of Africa by ensuring that early warning systems and humanitarian action are better attuned and more responsive to the needs and realities of these communities.
This research program seeks to understand the enabling and hindering factors that support localized or locally led humanitarian responses to natural disasters, conflicts, and prolonged complex emergencies.
HUMANITARIAN CRISES NEWS
MASTER OF ARTS IN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (MAHA)
MAHA is geared toward humanitarian professionals who have significant field experience. Students develop the knowledge and skills needed to advance their careers in the areas of nutrition; food policy; and economic, political, and social development. It is a joint–degree offered by the Friedman and Fletcher Schools.
