Resources

Featured Publications

Business and Peace – It Takes Two to Tango

Jobs, jobs, jobs – according to the 2011 World Bank/UN...

Indigenous Rights and Effective Climate Resilience

This case study investigates climate-related environmental vulnerabilities and their interaction with conflict dynamics in northern California, USA.

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.

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

Common Themes

Accountability to affected populations	Do No Harm	Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)
Conflict sensitivity	Feedback loops	Peacebuilding effectiveness
CSR and responsible business	Locally led and localization	Systems thinking

Business and Peace – It Takes Two to Tango

Nov 9, 2020

Jobs, jobs, jobs – according to the 2011 World Bank/UN report “Pathways to Peace” and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ “Sustaining...

Conflict Sensitivity & Public Health Emergencies

Oct 28, 2020

This resource is a response to practitioner requests for guidance in addressing public health emergencies and conflict dynamics simultaneously.

Quick Start Guide: Conflict Sensitivity & Public Health Emergencies

Oct 28, 2020

For public health, humanitarian, and peacebuilding practitioners looking for more practical tools to navigate the interconnected nature of the emergencies they work in and on, this guide will help you get started.

Conflict Sensitivity & Public Health Emergencies workbook

Oct 28, 2020

A set of practical tools are included in the main resource, Conflict Sensitivity & Public Health Emergencies (October 2020), as a starting...

CDA-Humanity United Unrestricted Grant – Final Report – Summary Version.

Jul 28, 2020

In December 2019, CDA Collaborative Learning (CDA) received a $50,000 unrestricted grant from Humanity United (HU) to help CDA continue its...

Leaders and Champions in Responsible Transitions

Feb 10, 2020

Based on cross-case analysis, the Stopping as Success consortium identified the topic of ‘leaders and champions’ as critical to responsible INGO...

Capacity Development in Responsible Transitions

Feb 10, 2020

The Stopping as Success Consortium recognizes that the topic of capacity development has been quite thoroughly discussed in the wider discourse and...