This brief reviews the extant literature on complex emergencies (CE); it proposes a revised definition of what constitutes a CE, to include its causes and constituent parts; it provides a framework to distinguish CE’s from other ongoing conflicts; and it provides ways to respond to them.
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Author: Léa Macias
Editor: Clionadh Raleigh
Series: CCAPS Briefs
Issue: 16
Publisher: Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) Program, United States