This dossier is developed for our network and others to navigate the COVID-19 information overload. Here, we bring together contributions –both new and existing– that are particularly useful for the development sector; sharing perspectives that offer a different angle and go beyond immediate responses to this crisis.
The corona crisis demands more, not less democracy
We are, in short, fair-weather democrats. The reason seems our distorted view of policy, science, and politics. This article therefore presents three arguments why this crisis demands more, not less democracy.
How adaptive are ‘Adaptive Management’ programmes in a crisis like Covid?
The biggest challenge is responding in the short term while maintaining a long-term view on the ‘big changes’ we are trying to support.
The humanitarian response to COVID-19 in Somalia will increase capital flight and violent conflict
As Somalia braces for the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, debt relief will not help prepare it for the financial and political catastrophe ahead.
Recovering from COVID-19? Let’s do it without GDP growth
Just as our bodies need oxygen, the economy needs money – so the theory goes. If we do not steer away from this limited paradigm, then the cure we apply now will become a liability by giving rise to potential crises in the future.
Global response to COVID-19 in Africa must protect lives, livelihoods, and freedoms
Limiting the effects of the pandemic on Africa requires an urgent global response. The international community must provide support in ways that strengthen, rather than undermine, Africans’ freedoms.
Looking at the coronavirus crisis through the nexus lens – what needs to be done
An effective response to a global health crisis of this nature – which straddles the priorities of humanitarian, development and peacebuilding actors – demands a joined-up or ‘nexus’ response.