Raising the Bar: Enhancing transatlantic governance of disaster relief and preparedness

April 2008 - March 2009

Together, the European Commission, the Member States of the European Union and the United States government fund two thirds of all the humanitarian aid in the world. Their policies and funding decisions therefore have a major influence on the “performance” of the humanitarian system. How can the effectiveness, efficiency and coherence of the humanitarian aid that they fund be improved ?

Funded by

Global Public Policy Institute (GPPI)

The Global Public Policy Institute’s Raising the bar project focused on both policy issues and operational challenges and aimed to improve the practices of US and European donors.

Groupe URD contributed to the project, conducting four case studies on the following themes:

-* LRRD in Afghanistan;
-* LRRD in Chad;
-* The integration of gender perspectives into humanitarian action, lessons learned in Darfur;
-* Strengthening local capacity, lessons learned in Palestine.

Report "Humanitarian Assistance Improving U.S - European Cooperation", 2009EN

Report "Palestine: European Commission and U.S. Strategies to Work with Local Capacities", 2009EN

Report "Chad: European Commission and U.S. Approaches to Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development", 2009EN

Report "Afghanistan: European Commission and U.S. Approaches to Linking Relief, Rehabilitation, and Development", 2009EN

Report "Darfur: Action Contre la Faim, the European Commission, the U.S. and the Integration of Gender Perspectives into Humanitarian Assistance", 2009EN