Conflict Risk Assessment
Tool Summary
This tool was approved by the Steering Group on 24th April 2008.
Last updated 15th August 2008
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What is the status of this document?
This guideline covers the fundamentals of conflict-risk assessment and provides guidance on different methodologies for undertaking conflict-risk assessment at the country, sector, and development activity levels.
What will this guideline do?
This guideline:
- Introduces key concepts relating to conflict
- Outlines what conflict-risk assessment can tell us
- Sets out the different levels that conflict-risk assessment can be applied and the different processes it can inform
- Discusses when NZAID should consider making use of, supporting, or undertaking conflict-risk assessment
- Overviews different approaches/methodologies to conflict-risk assessment and gives guidance on when to use what approach/methodology
- Identifies useful conflict-risk assessment resources for further reference
Who is this quideline for?
This guideline is for NZAID staff involved in policy dialogue with development partners; NZAID programme strategy development; and the identification, design, management and monitoring and evaluation of NZAID activities. It particularly targets staff working on programmes located in countries affected by or at risk of violent conflict.
It is intended to equip staff with sufficient understanding of conflict-risk assessment for them to consider it in their work, but not necessarily enough for them to be able to undertake a conflict-risk assessment themselves - which will usually be the responsibility of development partners and/or contractors.