The Guardian analyzes the finding of ALNAP's State of the Humanitarian System 2012, highlighting that indeed, disaster-risk reduction-related investments amount to only 1% of the $150bn spent in 20 countries that received the most humanitarian aid in the past five years.
As the report noted, resilience has now become a new buzzword for some donors, with the fourth high-level forum on aid effectiveness in Busan, South Korea, suggesting that developing countries seek investment in disaster management and integrate resilience into their own policies.
But while some donors such as the EU's humanitarian office (Echo) is pushing for more long-term approaches to emergencies, tensions remain, the reported noted, the report continued.