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What Transformation Takes: Evidence of Responsible INGO Transitions to Locally Led Development Around the World
What Transformation Takes takes readers on a journey to examine diverse processes of responsible transitions from international non-governmental organizations to locally led entities.
Climate Change and Conflict in Ghana
This report explores growing concerns surrounding climate change and conflict in Ghana. However, if sufficiently supported, Ghana exhibits resiliency factors that may be critical to the country’s long-term stability.
Responding Amid Uncertainty and Managing Risk in Humanitarian Settings – Summary Findings Report
CDA and InterAction partnered to identify and understand risk management “traps” that limit organizations’ abilities to meet humanitarian needs and adapt to complex contexts, as well as the strategic changes that can break them.
Foundational Books
Do No Harm: How Aid Can Support Peace - Or War
Time to Listen: Hearing People on the Receiving End of International Aid
Confronting War: Critical Lessons for Peace Practitioners
All Resources
Climate Change and Conflict in Ghana
This report explores growing concerns surrounding climate change and conflict in Ghana. However, if sufficiently supported, Ghana exhibits resiliency factors that may be critical to the country’s long-term stability.
Indigenous Rights and Effective Climate Resilience
This case study investigates climate-related environmental vulnerabilities and their interaction with conflict dynamics in northern California, USA.
Resilience and Social Cohesion in Fiji’s Climate-Affected Informal Settlements
This case study investigates climate-related environmental vulnerabilities and their interaction with conflict dynamics in three urban informal settlements in Suva, Fiji.
Responding Amid Uncertainty and Managing Risk in Humanitarian Settings – Summary Findings Report
CDA and InterAction partnered to identify and understand risk management “traps” that limit organizations’ abilities to meet humanitarian needs and adapt to complex contexts, as well as the strategic changes that can break them.
Responding Amid Uncertainty and Managing Risk in Humanitarian Settings – A Learning Guide
CDA and InterAction partnered to identify and understand risk management “traps” that limit organizations’ abilities to meet humanitarian needs and adapt to complex contexts, as well as the strategic changes that can break them.
Responding Amid Uncertainty and Managing Risk in Humanitarian Settings – A Resource Guide
CDA and InterAction partnered to identify and understand risk management “traps” that limit organizations’ abilities to meet humanitarian needs and adapt to complex contexts, as well as the strategic changes that can break them.
Dealing with fragility: A practice note for oil and gas companies
The Practice Note is based on International Alert’s and CDA’s collective experience working with companies in fragile and conflict-affected...
CDA’s Anti-Racism and Social Inclusion Action Plan
How we work matters for human dignity and our relationships. CDA is committed to practicing what we value most – listening, learning, and taking action to more explicitly incorporate anti-racist values and practices into our work.
CDA Financial Audits, 2020
Please click above to download CDA’s most recent report on audit of financial statements. Past financial audits can be requested by contacting our Finance Director, Ajay Saini at...
Business and Peace: Exploring the peacebuilding potential of medium, small and micro enterprises
The authors summarize the most important recommendations for using the peacebuilding potential of medium-sized, small and very small companies. The basis for this was a technical discussion with around 30 experts.
What Transformation Takes: Evidence of Responsible INGO Transitions to Locally Led Development Around the World
What Transformation Takes takes readers on a journey to examine diverse processes of responsible transitions from international non-governmental organizations to locally led entities.
Business and Peace – It Takes Two to Tango
Jobs, jobs, jobs – according to the 2011 World Bank/UN report “Pathways to Peace” and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ “Sustaining...