Moving beyond informal action: sustainable energy and the humanitarian response system

Abstract Energy and humanitarian action have long been uneasy bedfellows. In the field, many humanitarian practitioners lack the time or remit to engage with a complex issue such as energy, and the topic to date has received relatively little attention from the private, development and academic sect...

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Autores principales:	Peter James Matthew Thomas, Sarah Rosenberg-Jansen, Aimee Jenks
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Publicado:	SpringerOpen 2021
Materias:	Energy access Energy planning Refugees Displacement settings Humanitarian response Cluster system Anthropology GN1-890 International relations JZ2-6530
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/15b3ededbdac493a87b51a3d9660725d
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:15b3ededbdac493a87b51a3d9660725d2021-11-08T10:59:14ZMoving beyond informal action: sustainable energy and the humanitarian response system10.1186/s41018-021-00102-x2364-34122364-3404https://doaj.org/article/15b3ededbdac493a87b51a3d9660725d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s41018-021-00102-xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2364-3412https://doaj.org/toc/2364-3404Abstract Energy and humanitarian action have long been uneasy bedfellows. In the field, many humanitarian practitioners lack the time or remit to engage with a complex issue such as energy, and the topic to date has received relatively little attention from the private, development and academic sectors. This paper hopes to provide more clarity on energy in forced displacement settings by analysing how energy is interwoven with the humanitarian cluster system. This paper has two aims: (1) to assess existing evidence in the sector and explain the links between energy and each of the humanitarian clusters and (2) to provide recommendations on how humanitarian response efforts can transition from informal action to a comprehensive response on sustainable energy provision. This paper is the first to investigate the role of energy using the cluster system as a framework and contributes to a rapidly evolving field of research and practice on energy in humanitarian contexts. Our analysis demonstrates that energy is not fully integrated within humanitarian programme planning. Further, it highlights pathways for improving humanitarian outcomes enabled by improved energy practices. We identify ten ways clusters can integrate action on energy to support crisis-affected communities.Peter James Matthew ThomasSarah Rosenberg-JansenAimee JenksSpringerOpenarticleEnergy accessEnergy planningRefugeesDisplacement settingsHumanitarian responseCluster systemAnthropologyGN1-890International relationsJZ2-6530ENJournal of International Humanitarian Action, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-20 (2021)
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topic	Energy access Energy planning Refugees Displacement settings Humanitarian response Cluster system Anthropology GN1-890 International relations JZ2-6530
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description	Abstract Energy and humanitarian action have long been uneasy bedfellows. In the field, many humanitarian practitioners lack the time or remit to engage with a complex issue such as energy, and the topic to date has received relatively little attention from the private, development and academic sectors. This paper hopes to provide more clarity on energy in forced displacement settings by analysing how energy is interwoven with the humanitarian cluster system. This paper has two aims: (1) to assess existing evidence in the sector and explain the links between energy and each of the humanitarian clusters and (2) to provide recommendations on how humanitarian response efforts can transition from informal action to a comprehensive response on sustainable energy provision. This paper is the first to investigate the role of energy using the cluster system as a framework and contributes to a rapidly evolving field of research and practice on energy in humanitarian contexts. Our analysis demonstrates that energy is not fully integrated within humanitarian programme planning. Further, it highlights pathways for improving humanitarian outcomes enabled by improved energy practices. We identify ten ways clusters can integrate action on energy to support crisis-affected communities.
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title	Moving beyond informal action: sustainable energy and the humanitarian response system
title_short	Moving beyond informal action: sustainable energy and the humanitarian response system
title_full	Moving beyond informal action: sustainable energy and the humanitarian response system
title_fullStr	Moving beyond informal action: sustainable energy and the humanitarian response system
title_full_unstemmed	Moving beyond informal action: sustainable energy and the humanitarian response system
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Moving beyond informal action: sustainable energy and the humanitarian response system

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