The role of humanitarian assistance in resilience development – an innovative research area

ver the past decades the frequency of disasters, their devastating effects and the number of fatalities has increased throughout the world. This growth is apparent despite the increasing efforts of governmental organizations and NGOs to protect the population and the environment from the destruction of disasters. Governments and professional disaster management organizations face a growing challenge by the ever-increasing number of disasters, so there’s a growing need for the involvement and support of international and local humanitarian organizations all over the world (Mackintosh, 2010). The question is how humanitarian organisations can contribute to reduce the impact of risk factors, and how can the efficiency of their activities be improved (Maurer, 2014). What are the attributes that make them appropriate for this function?This e-book is published within the framework of the project IRONORE 2019. The project is co-financed by the European Commission under the contract UCPM-2018-EX-AG-828918