A big question: if both humanitarian assistance and national social protection provide cash transfers, why don’t we see more convergence between them? A new report by Kreidler et al lay out the
multi-level complexities and entry-points involved in connecting those agendas . Focused on the Sahel, the analysis reveals a set of enabling factors that may facilitate a degree of convergence (e.g., relationships and policy commitments), other ingredients that are more ambiguous in outcome (e.g., various procedures related to donor procedures, institutional set up within governments), and some core barriers (e.g., political economy of cooperation, structural issues on data interoperability). Six case studies illustrate those issue at program level, including ranging from...
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