Deadline: 29 February 2016
The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is currently inviting proposals for original research projects which contribute to the goal of improving humanitarian response in urban contexts. The Program aims to build an in-depth understanding of how the humanitarian sector can most effectively operate in urban contexts.
The focus of this call is on examining the ways to promote and ensure the protection of particularly vulnerable groups in urban areas in the context of humanitarian crises and responses.
Themes
The programme will address the following themes:
- Approaches to and methods for social, economic, physical, rights-based and/or legal protection of vulnerable populations;
- Case studies of local experiences of promoting protection of vulnerable populations in the course of an urban humanitarian response, in order to highlight opportunities, challenges and lessons learnt;
- Approaches to protection which seek to address the link between underlying chronic vulnerability and the acute vulnerability created by crisis situations, for example by addressing livelihoods, shelter or education;
- Approaches to ensuring accountability to crisis-affected urban populations, including for example consideration of the role of protection actors such as law-enforcement, or innovations in communications and technology which facilitate accountability;
- Consideration of the conditions, such as broader institutional frameworks or systems, which enable vulnerable populations to be adequately identified, included and supported during crisis situations.
Funding Information
The Program will fund between three to five projects with budgets in the range of GBP£15,000-30,000 per project.
Eligibility Criteria
- The call is open to researchers and practitioners globally, whether independent or part of an organisation in the public, non-profit or private sector.
- The Program encourages collaborative research projects where local partners play a substantial role in the study process.
Submission Process
Submissions should be in the form of a brief proposal via given website.
For more information, please visit Urban Crises Programme.
