Supporting longer term development in crises at the nexus: Lessons from Bangladesh
This Bangladesh country report is the third in a series examining the role of development actors in addressing people’s longer term needs, risks and vulnerabilities, and supporting operationalisation of the humanitarian–development–peace (HDP) nexus.
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This report examines how humanitarian, development and peace actors operate in Bangladesh and their role in addressing the longer term needs, risks and vulnerabilities of crisis-affected populations.
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Introduction
Humanitarian and development actors have a joint responsibility for preventing, managing and recovering from crises. However, they often approach crises with different priorities, objectives, policies and programmatic methods.
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Crisis context
This overview sets out the current context in Bangladesh. It examines the complex and protracted state of crisis, the financing landscape, targeting of ODA and the response to Covid-19.
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Policy and strategy
Read about the policy and strategy frameworks in Bangladesh for socioeconomic development and crisis response, and how they enable integration of international development and humanitarian assistance.
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Partnerships
Investigate how development actors in Bangladesh work with the government and civil society organisations to support livelihoods, recovery and longer-term development in crises.
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Coordination, prioritisation and planning
This chapter explores the different coordination mechanisms in Bangladesh for humanitarian and development assistance, and the potential to join up assessments, planning and delivery across the two.
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Programming approaches
Read about the programming approaches employed by development actors to target crisis-affected populations in Bangladesh and related challenges.
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Financing tools
Learn about the funding mechanisms employed by development actors in Bangladesh for different crisis contexts and the degree of flexibility for development financing.
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Organisational issues
Read about how addressing organisational issues, such as decentralisation of decision-making and increasing subnational presence of development actors, can enable greater effectiveness at the nexus.
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Conclusion and recommendations
Read our recommendations for strengthening the effectiveness of the humanitarian−development−peace nexus in Bangladesh in addressing risk and vulnerabilities, and building resilience and peace.
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