HRIA Tool/Instrument: Development in Conflict: A seven step tool for planners
Author(s): David Nyheim, Manuaela Leonhardt, Cynthia Gaigals
Publisher: 2001, FEWER (forum on Early Warning and Early Response), International Alert, Saferworld
Peace and conflict Impact Assessment (PCIA) is a planning and management tool. It can assist development and humanitarian organisations in analysing situations of conflict and identifying strategic opportunities for conflict prevention and peace-building.
The PCIA has been developed to provide a strategic response in conflict-prone situations. This is often difficult as a conflict environment is constantly changing. In particular, the PCIA develops a more comprehensive and strategic way of analysing and monitoring conflicts. This information can be used in planning and management decisions.
The PCIA tool can be used in a variety of interventions including trade and investment, emergency relief and development assistance. The tool can be used between different policy interventions on a micro and macro level, and between international and local interventions.
The Peace and Conflict Impact assessment tool provides a framework for:
- assessing the peace-building environment
- identifying conflict parties and peace-builders
- defining objectives and activities
- inputting analyses into a planning framework
The Conflict Impact Assessment methodology is based on three broad sections: a) analysis, b) strategy, and c) implementation for use in the project management cycle framework. These sections are divided into seven steps. These steps lead to incorporation of the results.
The steps are:
[Analysis]
- Step 1: Identifying the conflict factors and key indicators
- Step 2: Stakeholder analysis
[Strategy]
- Step 3: Identifying strategic issues
- Step 4:Making strategic choices and setting objectives
[Implementation]
- Step 5 Defining programme purpose and activities
- Step 6: Risk assessment and sustainability
- Step 7: Using the project management cycle framework
HRIA Eight Step Approach
The Eight Step Approach is a comprehensive HRIA framework that provides a cyclic approach to policy development and project management.
This toolset covers the following steps:
