Cultivating Resilience in Chaos: Localisation as a Mechanism for Sustainability and Inner Development in Syria’s Humanitarian Crisis

Jo Rose () and Eslam Elbaaly
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Jo Rose: Health Sciences, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK
Eslam Elbaaly: Health Sciences, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK

Challenges, 2024, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: This article explores localisation in humanitarian settings as an example of sustainability and inner development. Through a case study from Syria, we discuss how localisation and remote management can lead to the mutual flourishing of individuals, communities and planetary health in the most challenging settings. Through localisation, we can rethink and reframe humanitarianism and integrate sustainability and personal development. Learning from these collaborations that highlight the importance of trust and interpersonal relations, the humanitarian and global health communities can reflect on how local individuals and communities can be further supported in their personal development and the sustainability of interventions that promote planetary health.

Keywords: localisation; humanitarian crisis; humanitarian aid; planetary health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A00 C00 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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