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Publications by Alexander Gaus
All Issue Areas
Global Order
Humanitarian Action
Migration
M&E
Peace & Security
Rights & Democracy
Data & Tech Politics
Years
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Study 18 May 2024
Introducing Anticipatory Action: A Feasibility Study for Malteser International
Anticipatory Action entails shifting from reactive to proactive approaches, from crisis management to risk reduction, and from dependency to empowerment – and aligns with MI’s vision, priorities, experiences, and future direction.… -
Report 12 Jan 2024
2023 Stocktake for the Risk-Informed Early Action Partnership
How close is the partnership to its 2025 goal of “making 1 billion people safer from disaster" through better warning systems and community preparedness?… -
Evaluation report 17 Feb 2023
Evaluation of the Policy on WFP’s Role in Peacebuilding in Transition Settings
By Julia Steets, Claudia Meier, Alexander Gaus, Sarah Bressan, Inji El Bakry, Steffen Eckhard, Jan Kemper, Elena LeuschnerWhat effects that did the World Food Programme's projects have on conflict and peace dynamics? How relevant were their policy implementation measures? What factors enabled or hindered their impact? An evaluation from 2012 to 2021.… -
Project report 08 Dec 2020
Independent Review of Individual Donor Assessments in Humanitarian Operations
Despite the Grand Bargain commitment to curb individual donor assessments, the number of donor assessments are on the rise. This report demonstrates why this is happening, which donors are responsible and what can be done to better balance the needs and interests of agencies and donors.… -
Project report 12 Jun 2019
Harmonizing Reporting Pilot: Final Review
In 2017, GPPi developed a new template to streamline reporting in the humanitarian sector. A subsequent two-year pilot of the template showed that it is an important building block in achieving the Grand Bargain commitment to simplify and harmonize reporting requirements.… -
Project report 26 Jul 2018
Harmonizing Reporting Pilot: Mid-Term Review
At the World Humanitarian Summit in May 2016, humanitarian actors committed to the “Grand Bargain,” a sector-wide reform to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of humanitarian action. One of the Grand Bargain’s priorities is to harmonize and simplify reporting requirements to donors so that it… -
Evaluation report 04 Jul 2018
Evaluation of WFP Policies on Humanitarian Principles and Access in Humanitarian Contexts
By Julia Steets, Alexander Gaus, Claudia Meier, Janika Spannagel, Mark Bui, Adele Harmer, Abby StoddardThis evaluation report assesses the World Food Programme’s (WFP) policies on humanitarian principles and access, its progress implementing the policies, and the factors affecting the results observed. It is based on a mix of data-gathering tools and methods, including field visits, interviews,… -
Commentary 04 Feb 2014
No Surprises in South Sudan, or in the Central African Republic
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Working paper 15 Mar 2012
Food Security: A Mapping of European Approaches
Executive Summary In 2011, the international community had to mount a major relief operation to support millions threatened by hunger and starvation in the Horn of Africa. If nothing is done to increase availability of and access to food on a large scale, the recurring hunger crises felt across many… -
Commentary 29 Jul 2011
Against the Grain
The drought that has been unfolding across the Horn of Africa over the last two years is now showing us its worst face. Due to a perfect storm of poverty, drought, and civil war, more than 10 million people are threatened by malnutrition and starvation, according to the United Nations. Without… -
Commentary 22 Jun 2011
The Debating Chamber - Time for Real Leadership for the World’s Hungry