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ReportsSupporting Local Ownership in Humanitarian ActionPublication year: 
2009
English
Format: 
PDF
Publisher: 
GPPI, Global Public Policy Institute
This paper is the result of the 18-month research project Raising the Bar: Enhancing transatlantic governance of disaster relief and preparedness. It argues that humanitarian aid agencies should include the notion of “local ownership” into their work because it is a crucial conditions to increase quality and accountability of humanitarian aid. Definitions of this principle in the international discourse is presented, followed by its different components. Next, implementation challenges are discussed, and finally recommendations are offered.
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Authors
Béatrice Pouligny
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Supporting Local Ownership in Humanitarian Action
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Publisher
GPPI, Global Public Policy Institute
Authors
Pouligny, Béatrice
Format
PDF
Content type
Reports
Topics
Child Participation, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
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Keywords
Capacity building and developmentCommunity-based Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)Local leadershipLocalisationMonitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL)Participation
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