The Triple Nexus in Mali: Coordination, Securitisation and Blurred Lines Centre for Humanitarian Action

The Triple Nexus, also known as the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus, is a policy framework seeking to integrate and streamline more efficient coordination and collaboration between humanitarian, development and peace/security actors (OECD 2019). While there have been earlier attempts to synchronize and integrate the workings of humanitarian and development assistance in conflict settings, like the Linking Relief, Rehabilitation, Development (LRRD) framework, the debate surrounding the Triple Nexus began to accelerate in the context of the World Humanitarian Summit held in Istanbul in 2016. As climate change and violent conflict were putting a strain on underfunded and overburdened aid structures and 80% of humanitarian funding was put towards protracted crisis, the sector was looking for adapted ways to confront the increasing challenges.