Social protection and humanitarian assistance nexus for disaster response: lessons learnt from Fiji's Tropical Cyclone Winston

Aisha Mansur, Jesse Jon Gerome Doyle and Oleksiy Ivaschenko

No 113710, The Social Policy and Labor Discussion Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: This discussion paper presents an analysis of the humanitarian response following Tropical Cyclone (TC) Winston, and looks specifically at the role social protection played in improving disaster response and complementing the humanitarian assistance effort in Fiji. The paper also explores the changing landscape of social protections following TC Winston and documents some of the key achievements and challenges faced in the response period. Furthermore, a list of recommendations has been put together for further discussion on future disaster responsive social protection.

Keywords: Equity and Development; Disaster Management; Social Risk Management; Hazard Risk Management; Achieving Shared Growth; Pro-Poor Growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-02-01
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