2024 Fellowships : discover the 9 selected research projects

This research aims to integrate two dimensions into the conceptualization of DRR: gender on the one hand, and “everyday” resilience on the other. Based on a case study in Chad, it pursues the triple objective of: conceptualizing the link between the everyday resilience of populations exposed to multiple hazards and crises and Disaster Risk Reduction-DRR; comparing humanitarian and development interventions in the way they take into account social factors of vulnerability; and articulating avenues for reforming DRR that are more rooted in everyday experiences and that take into account the intersectionality of vulnerability factors.

The aim of this project is to analyze the perceptions of various stakeholders involved in the management of risks of “natural” origin in Mayotte and La Réunion, in order to gain an understanding of the flaws in risk management strategies and emergency responses, and thus improve their communications and practices. The research will examine how the various stakeholders involved in managing risks of “natural” origin perceive these risks, their management, and the response to disasters, as well as the impacts of these potentially contradictory perceptions on risk management and emergency response.

While the literature on aid localization has shown how international institutions negotiate and adapt to local norms, few studies have looked at refugees as actors of the “local” and as providers of aid. This research project focuses on the role of refugees in Jordan in the system of humanitarian governance, in a context of humanitarian transition and aid localization. It will focus in particular on the self-managed initiatives of Sudanese refugees in the humanitarian ecosystem in Amman; initiatives mainly concerning refugees’ needs for legal protection and education.

This research project aims to identify the determinants influencing the social acceptability of asylum seekers, and to propose strategies for improving the integration of new reception centers by local populations. It will highlight the determinants specific to the local context, those linked to the characteristics of the new center and the process of its installation, and finally, those that underpin and guide local residents’ representations of asylum seekers.

The aim of this research is to shed light on the mental health of learners in vocational training at Red Cross health and social work schools in France. It will attempt to understand how learners’ mental health affects their perseverance in their studies, and suggest ways of promoting the well-being of students in the link professions.

L’objectif général de ce projet est de mettre en lumière, diffuser et archiver de manière pérenne les savoirs endogènes et les actions posées par une grande diversité de communautés au Sud du Lac Tchad en réponses aux effets des changements climatiques sur leur santé. Les résultats doivent contribuer à réduire l’écart persistant entre les solutions d’adaptation et les besoins et aspirations des communautés locales, et qui nuit parfois à l’efficacité des réponses humanitaires aux catastrophes ou risques sanitaires.

The various interventions by public authorities and other humanitarian or development actors in response to floods, increasingly frequent in Togo due to climate change, take place in a context where different knowledge and practices of resilience to these phenomena have been built up over time. This research aims to document the positive endogenous knowledge of preparation, protection and adaptation of the populations of Agbétiko township to the health impacts of these floods, so that it can be better taken into account by these actors in the construction of responses.

Natural disasters degrade access to essential urban services: drinking water and sanitation, health, energy, transport, communications and waste management. Post-disaster waste management issues have received little attention to date. Yet disasters create large quantities of waste which, if poorly managed, can have major environmental and health impacts. The aim of this research project is to study the impact on populations affected by natural disasters of the deterioration of waste management services after the event, focusing on the case of hurricanes on the island of Marie-Galante (Guadeloupe).

This research aims to help meet the challenges posed by flood risks in Côte d’Ivoire, and Abidjan in particular, by strengthening training and raising people’s awareness of good “digital resilience” practices, with an emphasis on the use of tools and technologies adapted to emergency situations, particularly in the context of flooding.