The road to resilience: Bridging relief and development for a more sustainable future

In the past, humanitarian efforts often focused on immediate life-saving responses to disasters or crises. But communities facing simultaneous or repeated hazards are better supported when humanitarian action also addresses their underlying risks and vulnerabilities, and helps them build their capacity to cope with future shocks. 

This report looks at how we can bridge humanitarian relief and development work to help build resilient communities, and suggests implications for policy and action.

Lean more about the IFRC's work in disaster risk reduction.

 

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