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Humanitarian reform has regained urgency in 2025 amid funding shortfalls, rising global needs, and a deepening crisis of legitimacy. Unlike past efforts, today's reform imperative – shaped by geo-political shifts and a retreat of traditional Western support - is both structural and existential. It demands a move away from a top-down and institution-centric model to a networked humanitarian ecosystem — one that shares responsibility more equitably, mobilises a broad range of responders, empowers local actors, and focuses squarely on achieving better outcomes for affected populations.
This shift requires a review of traditional roles and responsibilities and new tools to measure impact, along with revised accountability mechanisms. This crucial political moment presents a rare opportunity to reimagine global solidarity - decentralising power, embracing geopolitical change, and putting people and communities at the centre.
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Disasters is a major, peer-reviewed quarterly journal reporting on all aspects of disaster studies, policy and management. It provides a forum for academics, policymakers and practitioners to publish high-quality research and practice concerning natural catastrophes, anthropogenic disasters, complex political emergencies and protracted crises around the world. The journal promotes the interchange of ideas and experience, maintaining a balance between field reports, case study articles of general interest and academic papers. Disasters: Is the leading journal in the field of disasters, protracted crises and complex emergencies Influences disaster prevention, mitigation and response policies and practices Adopts a world-wide geographical perspective Contains a mix of academic papers and field studies Promotes the interchange of ideas between practitioners, policy-makers and academics.
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