The overall aim of this project is to better understand effective mechanisms for the integration of social protection programmes and humanitarian assistance. By providing clearer guidance about when, how and why different forms of integration might be considered, the project will develop the theory, evidence base and operational guidance on how social protection systems and humanitarian systems can work together to meet the needs of those affected by displacement crises, including not only the displaced but vulnerable households in their host communities as well. The research also aims to better understand whether and how a system that works together in this way can improve social cohesion between these groups.

The research will be grounded in three country contexts with a total of six study sites that present different contexts of displacement and humanitarian response: Greece (Athens and Ioannina), Colombia (Bogotá/Cúcuta) and Cameroon (Far North/East). 

Duration: 2020 – 2022

Funding: World Bank Trust Fund

Principal Investigator(s): Angelo Tramountanis, Apostolos Linardis

Research Team: Antoinette Capella, Eleni Georgagakou, Patricia Gerakopoulou, Dimitra Kondyli, Aliki Mouriki, Olga Papaliou, Christina Varouxi

Website: https://odi.org/en/about/our-work/social-protection-responses-to-forced-displacement/ 

Publications: 

19 April 2022. Humanitarian assistance and social protection responses to the forcibly displaced in Greece <https://media.odi.org/documents/Humanitarian_assistance_and_social_protection_in_Greece.pdf> 

21 July 2021. Addressing the protection gap in Greece <https://odi.org/en/insights/addressing-the-protection-gap-in-greece/>