Foreword ix

Acknowledgments xi

About the Authors xv

Executive Summary xvii

Glossary xxi

Abbreviations xxvii

CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1

Internally displaced persons and refugees in the Great Lakes Region 1

Response systems and social protection for forcibly displaced populations 4

Notes 7

References 7

CHAPTER 2 Conceptual Framework 9

Adaptive Social Protection Framework 10

Customization of the Adaptive Social Protection Framework 12

Notes 21

References 22

CHAPTER 3 Displacement and Return Trends: Profile of Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons, Returnees, and Host Communities in the Great Lakes Region 23

Return and repatriation dynamics 28

Socioeconomic profile of forcibly displaced populations 32

Key vulnerabilities during displacement, return, and reintegration 35

Notes 41

References 42

CHAPTER 4 Social Protection Support to Forcibly Displaced Populations and Host Communities 45

Building block 1: Policies and legal rights 45

Building block 2: Institutional arrangements and partnerships 62

Building block 3: Programs and delivery systems 72

Building block 4: Data and information systems 82

Building block 5: Finance 87

Overall assessment of social protection support to forcibly displaced populations and host communities 93

Notes 96

References 98

CHAPTER 5 Challenges and Opportunities for Social Protection Assistance to Forcibly Displaced Populations and Host Communities 103

Challenges 103

Opportunities 106

Note 109

References 109

CHAPTER 6 Conclusions and Policy Recommendations 111

Recommendations 114

Notes 122

References 123

Appendix Social Protection Programs in the Great Lakes Region 125