title: A climate-compatible approach to development practice by international humanitarian NGOs.
abstract: If current climate-change predictions prove accurate, non-linear change, including potentially catastrophic change, is possible and the environments in which international humanitarian NGOs operate will change figuratively and literally. This paper proposes that a new approach to development is required that takes changing climate into account. This 'climate-compatible approach' to development is a bleak shift from some of the current orthodox positions and will be a major challenge to international humanitarian NGOs working with the most vulnerable. However, it is necessary to address the challenges and context such NGOs face, and the need to be resilient and adaptive to these changes.
authors.affiliation: Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University, Australia.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: de Cruz
mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D057231:Climate Change; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D009938:Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: climate change; development approach; non-governmental organisation (NGO); non-linear change