From climate-related disasters to health crises and armed conflicts, humanitarian crises are intensifying both in scale and frequency. The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on health, economic, and food systems; the growing impacts of climate change on extreme weather events and associated food and water shortages; and the increasingly protracted nature of conflicts have placed millions more people in situations of vulnerability.
In January 2022, the Global Humanitarian Overview estimated that 274 million people would require humanitarian assistance this year — some 39 million more than in 2021 — putting mounting pressure on the humanitarian system to respond.
How have development and humanitarian organizations adapted to this changing landscape? And what changes are needed to build resilience in the face of change? Devex spoke with three past recipients of the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize that have been weathering the storm and building their ability to tackle challenges with greater agility.
Visit the Hilton Humanitarian Prize Laureate series for more perspectives on how organizations can build resilience amid the pressing humanitarian issues of today and the future.
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Flavie Halais is a freelance journalist based in Montreal, Canada, covering international issues and cities through a social lens. Her work has appeared in WIRED, the Guardian, Le Monde Afrique, Jeune Afrique, the Correspondent ,and Devex.
