ABSTRACT
This chapter undertakes a mapping to identify the extent to which policies and programmes across the 15 focus countries have begun to adopt a framing better suited to responding to polycrisis. It is organised around a practice-oriented framing developed by the author—distinguishing responses that work “despite”, “in” and “on” polycrisis. The chapter argues that many programmes and policies work “despite” (not recognising crises) or “in” (sensitive to crises) polycrisis, which often reflects survival or risk-mitigation strategies. Instead, this chapter argues that working “on” polycrisis takes us to interventions with more transformative potential. To make this argument, the chapter examines traditional policy entry points to responding to risks, namely through social protection, disaster risk management and the humanitarian–development–peace nexus (including links to resilience programming), to consider the extent to which these may be well placed to equitably respond to polycrisis. It then considers the largely neglected arm of recovery programming, critically important to strengthen in contexts of polycrisis
