CHAPTER FOUR
WATER: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PROTECTING THE MOST VULNERABLE AND BUILDING RESILIENCE KEY HIGHLIGHTS • The reality of protracted forced displacement requires a shift from humanitarian support toward a development approach for water security, including a structured yet flexible master planning vision to deliver water services and to sustain water resources for forcibly displaced populations and their host communities. • Closer coordination between actors (security, humanitarian, and development) in situations of protracted crisis is imperative, including from pre-crisis, to onset of conflict, during the conflict phase, as well as in the post-conflict phase, allowing for improved approaches whereby actors can build on the work of others. • When working toward this coordination, policy makers will likely face trade-offs between short-term uncoordinated measures to respond to immediate water needs and long-term measures needed to address structural water sector issues. Failure to recognize and manage these trade-offs can significantly undermine water security prospects for forcibly displaced populations and their host communities.
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