1. Anne Hatløy Presentation at CRED conference June 9-10, 2011, Brussels Measuring risks, vulnerability and impact in conflicts: doing better through collaboration

2. 2 Fafo  Established by the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, 1982  Independent research foundation, 1993  Currently two institutes  Institute for Applied International Studies (AIS)  Institute for Labour and Welfare Research  Fafo AIS currently employs 34 full-time staff members, and work in  Middle East, Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe

3. 3 Research focus -Living Conditions -Quantitative and qualitative studies concerning people and households, their living conditions and coping strategies in poverty, conflict and transition -People-centred Security -Impacts of violence and other sources of vulnerability and international policy responses to these, e.g. armed groups and de- mobilization; refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs); Trafficking in women to prostitution in Norway – the dynamics involved and policy responses -Ethical Values of Production -Sources of child labour, ethical frameworks for foreign investment in ‘weak governance zones’

4. 4 Our Approach -Cutting edge research -Joint teams and local partnership -Institution building is part of all projects -Strategically focused for policy -Methodological openness -International standards

5. 5 Northern Uganda 2005 and 2007

6. World Development Report 2011 Conflict, security, fragility: violent life-worlds  West Bank  Gaza  Sierra Leone  Mali  DR Congo  Côte d’Ivoire  Colombia

7. Content  Background – living conditions  Uncertainty and fear  Conflict: consequence and resolution  Trust: who can be trusted  Views of the future

8. Causes of conflict