ABSTRACT
This chapter describes how Mercy Corps, Humanitarian and development agencies, is setting a trend by moving into a stronger natural resource management (NRM) and environmental role. It highlights the type of organizational evolution currently taking place in post-conflict Democratic Republic of the Congo. Humanitarian agencies save lives and protect those in acute need of life's essentials, including shelter, clean water, food, and security. Their interventions occur in a variety of contexts, such as in the immediate aftermath of natural disaster, during conflict, and in post-conflict recovery. These complicated crises require not only immediate response, but also interventions that transition toward long-term development programming focused on social and economic recovery. The chapter concludes with comments on how the continually growing area of NRM and environmental programming is merging with climate change response and now flourishes with recognition of the critical need for even wider cooperation in analysis and field action.
